Example sentences of "than a [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eleven years on , this continues , though now there is perhaps more than a tinge of pity for my ‘ lonely ’ existence . |
| 2 | Today , of course , the process is mechanized ; four hundred razor-sharp cutting discs slice more than a yard of cloth in one swift pass . |
| 3 | All this , in the end , is more than a question of style : it is a question of judgement and of taste , and ultimately of morality . |
| 4 | But Lij Yasu 's partiality for Islam was apparently more than a question of convenience . |
| 5 | Leaving white wines unfiltered is certainly far more revolutionary than a bit of oak . |
| 6 | I referred to it and you oddly enough in a handwritten letter to my father the other night after referring to Lord XXXXX one of whose contemporaries and friends is coming to stay here a couple of nights next week , and who has been a pillar in the fabric of my life , a man for whom consistency , continuity and courtesy are all — and who is often concerned at the unhappiness which is my ? ? ? ? ? ? ? it is in anything other than a bit of paper , which most of my old friends who wish me well , doubt ) … |
| 7 | Afterwards , looking back , Sara knew that if she were asked she would put a circle round this evening , this particular point in time , and say , " That 's when the heartache began , " a tiny little pain to begin with , no more than a tremor of consciousness , the veriest pinprick . |
| 8 | ‘ We estimate they brought more than a kilo of heroin into France . ’ |
| 9 | The emphasis of the ‘ tax credit ’ would be towards a form of tax relief rather than a payment of benefit . |
| 10 | Her breezy smile left little room for more than a grin of agreement . |
| 11 | Mr Mitchell , clearly reflecting on his transaction , commented later : ‘ In this day and age , farming is far more than a way of life — it 's a business and you 've got to be in there to protect the right to keep sheep . |
| 12 | In the West , a car is more than a way of travelling ; it represents freedom and flexibility and is a potent status symbol . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the amount of any distribution received on such ordinary shares which will be treated as an income distribution rather than a return of capital will be increased to take account of the deferred repayment of premium accrued at the date of conversion ( see s210 TA 1988 ) . |
| 14 | Within the next two generations a man over six feet will be an oddity rather than a subject of envy . |
| 15 | You 'll need more than a bottle of rum to get through this disaster of a voyage ! |
| 16 | A sick man who values a hi-fi set more than a bottle of medicine that will cure him needs to be made aware of the values involved . |
| 17 | The arrangements for the new style NHS assume a continuing need for a local organisation which is more than a tier of management . |
| 18 | Such a requirement of unanimous voting gives the individual Member States , represented in the Council , more power than a requirement of majority voting , which opens the possibility of the views of one or more Member States being overridden by a majority of the others . |
| 19 | Here the Dwarfs of antiquity had built their gate , once a vast and impregnable fortress but now little more than a pile of stone through which the road still led . |
| 20 | But this is to say no more than that the presence of only one arbiter on the meaning of any of the conditions of jurisdiction produces more certainty than a division of responsibility . |
| 21 | I think this is more to do with Wilko 's style than a lack of appreciation of Frankli : he always seems to bring on sub strikers very late in the game . |
| 22 | The other staff member co-ordinated the feedback , making it plain that , for these purposes , the repetition of points could be taken as evidence of the strength of shared experience rather than a lack of incisiveness on the part of the spokespersons . |
| 23 | This may depend on their level of awareness , or , as Edward de Bono puts it in his Second Law of Thinking , what appears to be ‘ proof ’ is often no more than a lack of imagination in providing an alternative explanation . |
| 24 | Rebellion was a mark of achievement more than a sign of weakness . |
| 25 | No other man had ever been able to arouse more than a tingle of interest in her . |
| 26 | It has been said many times that the word ‘ conviction ’ is ambiguous and it has sometimes been construed in a statutory context as referring to nothing more than a finding of guilt . |
| 27 | 170 it was held that the word ‘ convicted ’ in sections 9 and 12 of the Coinage Offences Act 1861 ( 24 & 25 Vict. c. 99 ) referred to no more than a finding of guilt . |
| 28 | The immensity of geological time entitles us to postulate more improbable coincidences than a court of law would allow but , even so , there are limits . |
| 29 | They are less welcome than a troop of ticket inspectors . |
| 30 | It was a time when strikes were being blamed for most of the country 's ills , and Lord Hodson said : ‘ The injury and suffering caused by strike action is very often widespread as well as devastating and a threat to strike would be expected to be certainly no less serious than a threat of violence . ’ |