Example sentences of "is [adv] much [adj] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Chiropractic , now the largest primary health care profession in the western world after medicine and dentistry , is so much more than just manipulation . |
| 2 | It is so much more than their jobs that are under threat ; it is their livelihood . |
| 3 | In so many cases their best is so much more than they themselves think is possible . |
| 4 | Naturally , progress towards safer and more liveable residential areas will vary from country to country ; indeed , the fact that the speed of advancement in Britain is so much less than that on the near Continent is the principal justification for this book . |
| 5 | This is obviously much less than the comparable figure of half a billion , which is the factor by which the histone H4 gene after natural selection is more accurate than a typical secretary ; but it is still a very impressive figure . |
| 6 | I think the risk of a fake making the rounds today is much much less than it used to be . |
| 7 | The size of a semi-empirical calculation is thus much less than that of an ab initio calculation for the same molecule , even if only first row elements are concerned . |
| 8 | However , the maximal permissible dose for the hands is reached after just 2.4 hours or even less , as the volume is usually much less than 1 ml and the quenching therefore smaller . |
| 9 | The footprint controversy is as much political as it is scientific . |
| 10 | Whether or not governments should take greater powers to break up already existing monopolies is an issue which is as much political as economic , for it involves issues of the freedom of the individual and the state . |
| 11 | This is as much unnecessary as it is undesirable ; critical evaluation can lead to positive assessments , just as much as to negative ones . |
| 12 | It is as much pastoral as it is liturgical . |
| 13 | The issue is as much conceptual as empirical , having to do with the definition and measurement of handedness as much as with the demonstration of a hemisphere " dominance " effect . |
| 14 | The story is as much inspirational as sad , for with it we are made aware of the part we can play in our own Christmas story . |
| 15 | Yet the effect of the violence is as much exhilarating as horrifying … if one 's moral position is the tenable one that violence is intrinsically wrong and must at all costs be held in check , then there is no doubt that Straw Dogs is an immoral film . |
| 16 | This means the time they spend in the public sector is often much less than that for which they are contracted . |
| 17 | But accompaniment is often much more than a mere ‘ filling-out ’ . |
| 18 | However , management of the school 's budget share is about much more than managing the school 's money . |
| 19 | Healthy eating is about much more than the kinds of food we eat . |
| 20 | RUGBY is about much more than the game on the pitch . |
| 21 | Wherever possible try to bring in physical and visual elements , so that the meeting is about much more than group discussion . |
| 22 | This density is very much less than in similar areas in continental Europe ; for example , in Basilicata , the most sparsely populated region of southern Italy , the figure is 61 per km 2 . |
| 23 | Those who have viewed the Lombardy Plain from a distance will know that even on clear days Milan has its own atmosphere , the way that other cities do , although , in fairness , it is very much less than many others , despite its low-lying position . |
| 24 | The 1.9:1 difference in the amount of perceived depth for the two simulated viewing distances when both vertical and horizontal perspective cues were present is very much less than would be required for complete depth constancy . |
| 25 | The party affiliation of the member is still the best single indicator of how he or she is likely to vote on a given bill , but party unity is very much less than in the British House of Commons . |
| 26 | Solutions of Einstein 's equation will be sought for sources that are nearly Newtonian , which means firstly that within the source the curvature and strain are small and secondly that the velocity v of the material within the source is very much less than c . |
| 27 | It has already been stressed that the NACAB information system is very much more than a reference work . |
| 28 | The language used throughout these public self-descriptions reflected general visions of altruism and service : ‘ public protection ’ , ‘ willing to serve the public ’ , ‘ public confidence ’ , ‘ trust ’ , ‘ special skill ’ , ‘ the supply of professional services is very much more than a business transaction ’ . |
| 29 | The process , it should be clear , is very much more than " recording language by means of visible marks " . |
| 30 | Today , helped along by Fitch Benoy 's latest radical interventions , the accretion is happily much more than the sum of its parts . |