Example sentences of "is [adj] than [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organisers of the 1994 World Cup finals admit they face an uphill battle in winning the support of US television viewers for a sporting event that to the rest of the world is bigger than even the Olympics . |
| 2 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
| 3 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
| 4 | The black spot is its unemployment rate of 14% , which is more than double the OECD average . |
| 5 | If one is more than double the other , we should not fit a straight line . |
| 6 | Thus , the benefit for a pensioner couple over 80 will rise from £88.45 a week to £96.15 a week — an increase of 8.7 per cent. , which is more than double the increase in the retail prices index . |
| 7 | Vinegar is more than just a table condiment to sprinkle over chips . |
| 8 | But the firm is more than just a money-maker ; it is the consummate all-rounder . |
| 9 | But Voyager is more than just a pretty face ; one would expect no less from Volker Schlondorff . |
| 10 | But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture . |
| 11 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 12 | This is more than just a case of increased differentiation in local voting behaviour . |
| 13 | This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup . |
| 14 | But Les , who was preceded in the Alton spotlight by Odiham duo Acoustic Bikini , is more than just a humorist . |
| 15 | Again , I must add , this is more than just a demo , as it 's subtitled ‘ A Requiem ’ to honour a friend of Origo who is no longer amongst us . |
| 16 | To followers , he is more than just a guiding light — he is the Messiah . |
| 17 | ‘ This is more than just a robbery , it is so frenzied and angry , the work of animals , that it is beyond the comprehension of the human mind . ’ |
| 18 | But a CD-Rom is more than just a giant data store ; it provides a quick and easy way of finding information . |
| 19 | This is more than just a book with balances . |
| 20 | Religion therefore is more than just a personal affair and its influence in society is more than the sum of its influences on individuals . |
| 21 | A MONKEY 'S scream is more than just a screech , researchers have discovered . |
| 22 | ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ My Rolex , ’ says Kiri , ‘ is more than just a watch , it also makes me feel dressed . |
| 24 | But this is more than just a taste of the past . |
| 25 | Ivanisevic , touted as having an all-court , grass game , likes to remind people that he is more than just a big server . |
| 26 | The full story of the WM & CR is more than just a recalling of the day-to-day running of a railway . |
| 27 | Martina is more than just a tennis player however . |
| 28 | And it is more than just a dictionary — the extensive cross-references lead the reader from one subject to another , and the thematic index provides a framework for studying topics . |
| 29 | But it is more than just a listing of previous research . |
| 30 | This little rebellion annoyed the orthodox Communists , but maybe not the voters : the three rebels , all well known , provide voters with an assurance that the United Left is more than just a front for unreconstructed Communists . |