Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [det] [subord] [art] sum " in BNC.
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| 1 | The special and attractive character of the Ortiz collection is that it is not just an assemblage of objects but the coherent vision of a man who believes that the whole is more than the sum of its parts and that the collector is as creative as the artist . |
| 2 | Religion therefore is more than just a personal affair and its influence in society is more than the sum of its influences on individuals . |
| 3 | The new union is less than the sum of the other two . |
| 4 | The agreement was for consultancy which records show were less than the sums of money involved . |
| 5 | There is the sense here that reason is more than the sum of its parts , and that the serious pursuit of truth can , over time , generate a way of looking at the world and an approach to forming judgements on it that stands over and above any particular truths that may be assimilated on the way . |