Example sentences of "to more [subord] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | However the executive staff could receive changed instructions from the Council acting collectively , which amounts to more than the member States acting collectively through their delegates . |
2 | The other three preconditions , according to FMCG , are : that the acquiring bank has a proven record of controlling its non-interest expenses ( that is , the costs of computer systems , branches , staff and so forth ) ; that the acquiring bank will be getting a mix of businesses , which , combined sensibly with their own , add up to more than the sum of the parts ; and that the two banks are physically close together . |
3 | Just as the new conceptual artists have more passion than they were at first credited with , so many of the new painters amount to more than the sum of their supposed influences . |
4 | In about 13% of schools , the money contributed by parents amounts to more than the schools ' official funding from their LEAs . |
5 | The full basic pension for a man or woman ( April 1992/93 ) is £54.15 a week , £86.70 for a married couple ( unless your spouse is entitled to more than the £32.55 spouse 's addition on his/her own contributions , in which case you will receive more ) . |
6 | I feel assured , however , no one regrets the inconvenience and annoyance our supporters were subjected to more than the Coventry executive … |
7 | No nation quite so much as the British likes its art to tell a story ( witness the pictures of Victorian England ) and no nation went overboard quite like the British to buy the Vung Tau cargo ; but with French , German , Italian , Dutch and Taiwanese buyers sharing out these decorations of the age of William and Mary , we must assume that the ‘ shipwreck factor ’ in these prices appeals to more than the nation which owned the Titanic and whose schoolboys read Mr Midshipman Easy and Moby Dick . |