Example sentences of "even more than the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1970s , almost all the major international agencies in the economic and trade fields produced recommendations on how to regulate the activities of the TNCs , in the recognition that even more than the rich countries in which the bulk of FDI was located , the poorer countries needed protection ( see Tharp , 1976 ; Grosse , 1982 ) . |
| 2 | Nevertheless it remains an excellent opening strike because , even more than the snap punch , it cocks the hips for a powerful reverse punch . |
| 3 | By my faith , she thought with an inexplicable mixture of joy and resentment , she at this moment even more than the other closely resembles my dead lord ! |
| 4 | This lays it open to Walter Benjamin 's critique even more than the classic realist novel , for it is still further removed from his concept of storytelling . |
| 5 | This tie-breaker lends itself even more than the general format of the competition to focusing attention on the product in hand . |
| 6 | That would make match fishing from the beach into a farce and would be guaranteed to drive away competitors even more than the current poor fishing . |
| 7 | All we will have then is a patchwork of networks — some good , some not so good — and all no doubt charging even more than the current exorbitant fares . |
| 8 | But Adolf of Cologne and his supporters , who disliked Philip even more than the young Frederick , had made a miscalculation and chosen a thoroughly bad lot . |
| 9 | It 's because of this — the magnanimity even more than the political expertise — that Olson 's appalled and self-questioning reflections on Pound 's arraignment and incarceration make all others seem puerile at best . |
| 10 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 11 | The show continued until Christmas by which time Mr Smith and Doris realized they were facing up to a new way of life that would challenge them even more than the lean and difficult times of the thirties . |
| 12 | It is clear that the director relishes the cruel revenge meted out to the crudely characterised Cornish villagers even more than the turned bookworm does , thus inciting the audience to condone the sorry sight . |
| 13 | They never faced the situation realistically ; inflation got out of hand and contributed even more than the military inertia to bringing about the Nationalist downfall . |
| 14 | Bits and pieces are still filtering out from IBM Corp 's conference call with analysts after its third quarter figures last week , and its director of investor relations Jim Clippard finally acknowledged that IBM could cut its workforce even more than the 25,000 announced in December , late in second quarter or in the third quarter : ‘ It 's clear to me that they have to go well beyond the 25,000 , ’ said PaineWebber analyst Stephen Smith , ‘ Maybe even 50,000 ; ’ analysts told Reuter that IBM said the majority of its targeted 25,000 plus staffers will leave the company during the second quarter , leaving it open to another plan in the second half of 1993 . |
| 15 | But this , even more than the previous example , is not , of course , an attitude confined to women . |