Example sentences of "than an exact [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the optimally relevant interpretation may be a summary rather than an exact paraphrase . |
| 2 | Where we have a different point of view is the point of view that says that a general education which will train the mind erm and expand capacity for judgement and so on , erm is perhaps more important than an exact knowledge of erm some particular political science theory . |
| 3 | Even so , book trade statistics never quite add up , and can only give an impression rather than an exact picture . |
| 4 | However , Le Monde of July 2 said that the programme " read more as a catalogue of good intentions than an exact timetable for the pursuit of economic reforms " , implying that its approval was timed to coincide with the G-7 meeting [ see p. 38990 ] . |
| 5 | However , although heterogeneous catalysis is still more an empirical art than an exact science , its usefulness can not be overstated . |
| 6 | It too was reduced to quoting the Pilkington Committee 's view that ‘ though standards exist and are recognisable , broadcasting is more nearly an art than an exact science . |