Example sentences of "[be] more than [art] mere [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the declaration issued by the congress left no doubt that the decision was intended to be more than a mere facelift : ‘ The present concept of socialism , the Stalinist system , has exhausted all its social , economic , political and moral reserves , and has proved unsuitable for keeping pace with global developments . |
| 2 | Civilization had to be more than a mere confluence of economic interests : ‘ And until we set in order our own crazy economic and financial systems , to say nothing of our philosophy of life , can we be sure that our helping hands to the barbarian and the savage will be any more desirable than the embrace of the leper ? ’ |
| 3 | In practice , it proved to be more than a mere truce after two decades of mutual and unbridled hostility . |
| 4 | To be worth two murders in eight days , Ascot had to be more than a mere gambling scam . |
| 5 | If ministerial responsibility were more than the mere shadow of a name , the matter would be less important , but as it is , the Courts are the only defence of the liberty of the subject against departmental aggression . |
| 6 | ‘ poeticity ’ , he says , is like oil in cooking ; you can not have it on its own but when it is used with other food it is more than a mere addition . |
| 7 | This is more than a mere measure of the offensive character in question . |
| 8 | However , since it is more than a mere sign , it partakes of the reality it signifies and is a means of grace through which the atoning work of Christ is made effective in the life of the Christian . |
| 9 | The tunnel is more than a mere curiosity to astronomers . |
| 10 | A good caddie is more than a mere assistant . |
| 11 | As that doyen of golf-writers , the late Henry Longhurst said , ‘ A good caddie is more than a mere assistant , he is guide , philosopher and friend . ’ |
| 12 | This is more than a mere breach of the implied condition that goods should comply with the contract description . |
| 13 | ‘ M ’ is more than a mere dressmaker , she 's an artist : a fairy godmother sewing with enchanted thread , bringing , life to each John Peacock creation . |