Example sentences of "than [adv] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My concern Madam Deputy Speaker is whether we 're all being hoodwinked into believing that deregulation bill is opening a new chapter in our legislative history when in fact it 's no more than perhaps a weasel word describing one thing but er er another thing is happening . |
| 2 | The statement of objectives will normally be far more rounded than merely a price discussion . |
| 3 | Ask other lawyers about George , and there is acknowledgement of his gifts , even that he is more than merely a jury man , but rarely much warmth . |
| 4 | Similarly , we have already encountered the question posed by The Architect 's Journal when Cramlington was first proposed in its modern form : will this place have any industrial , and hence employment , base which will make it more than merely a dormitory suburb ? |
| 5 | As we have said before , we like to think of ourselves as a preservation society , rather than just a rail interest society , valuable as such societies are . |
| 6 | It was my own experiences with herbal treatments , due to being ill over the past few years , that convinced me that there was more than just a placebo effect at work . |
| 7 | I had to show him I could be an international rather than just a squad player . |
| 8 | Martina is more than just a tennis player however . |
| 9 | Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan . |
| 10 | They are more than just a money machine . |
| 11 | When people speak of conceptual clustering , they often mean more than just a clustering process . |
| 12 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 13 | At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call . |
| 14 | But it was more than just a pub crawl . |
| 15 | But producers insist it 's more than just a tourist video with a gimmick . |
| 16 | The electronic one-way communication system is more than just a lock system . |
| 17 | There is always something to be learned from a knowledgeable local instructor , and a flight is far more valuable than just a site briefing . |
| 18 | Goran 's two tournaments wins so far this year prove that he 's more than just a serving machine . |
| 19 | As most new artists signed by record companies are introduced to A&R departments by established managers , or by music industry lawyers , artists should consider approaching more than just a record company when seeking a recording contract . |
| 20 | Erm , many of you will realize that East Devon have been requested er by the Government to prepare these area wide plans rather than just a town plan so they take in and encompass the whole of the area and there was quite a lengthy and substantial document with the , with all the different policy statements on I believe Councillor ? |
| 21 | Vinegar is more than just a table condiment to sprinkle over chips . |
| 22 | But it would be more than just a production job . |
| 23 | She 's been at my side for so many years that it 's more than just a business relationship . |
| 24 | There was no other way out of the building than through here , though the girls may have had a secret exit of their own , and this antechamber was guarded more fiercely by Nubenehem than ever a desert demon guarded its cave . |
| 25 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |
| 26 | The deputy chairman of the UN Special Commission on Iraq , Robert Galucci , said in Bahrain on Jan. 14 that Iraq had for the first time admitted " pursuing a production-scale centrifuge enrichment programme rather than simply a research programme " , after UN inspectors confronted Iraqi officials with evidence supplied by Germany showing the involvement of German firms in this programme . |
| 27 | If so , it is necessary to adopt a therapeutic rather than simply a directive approach , and to pay particular attention to establishing such a relationship with the patient . |
| 28 | That of 1814 , however , became known as the Great Revival and it was much more than simply a recruitment phenomenon . |