Example sentences of "than [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This must always be controlled and if injury is caused — other than perhaps a slight reddening — a penalty rather than a score will result . |
| 2 | But Caterham 's independence does enable it to be more adventurous than perhaps a large parent would allow . |
| 3 | Their plausibility requires that the disinclination to be cruel to animals is a mark of true humanity ; part of its content , rather than merely a possible cause of it . |
| 4 | It is that we might , in other than merely a logical sense , have got yesterday but not last night . |
| 5 | Jansons masterfully keeps the music 's internal momentum alive without any sense of undue haste , and although the allegro bustles energetically along , Jansons resists the temptation to tear Shostakovich 's occasionally violent texturing to shreds For once the Finale appears as a crowning inevitability , rather than merely a throw-away moto-perpetuo of staccato virtuosity . |
| 6 | They featured ( i ) the reinstatement of the Ministry of Justice ( abolished in 1966 ) , the minister having the right to overturn court rulings ; ( ii ) the guaranteeing to defendants of the assistance on demand of a defence lawyer , including at the investigation stage ; ( iii ) a reduction in the number of capital offences from 34 to 11 ( retaining as capital offences treason , espionage , terrorism , murder and " economic crime " such as sabotage and theft of state property ) , and the exclusion of women from capital punishment ; ( iv ) clearer definition of the crime of agitation and propaganda against the state ( which was no longer to be a capital offence ) , in order to prevent its abuse by the authorities ; ( v ) the redefinition of internment and deportation as penal rather than administrative sanctions ( i.e. requiring a court ruling rather than merely a local authority order ) ; and ( vi ) the introduction of remission for prisoners for good behaviour . |
| 7 | [ The alternative ] means more than merely a different way of ‘ doing social science ’ . |
| 8 | The move was seen as preparation for ECOMOG to take on an offensive rather than merely a peacekeeping role . |
| 9 | Furthermore by taking an ideological rather than merely a dispositive approach he is able to lay down principles for the reconstruction of societas in the modern age . |
| 10 | This is a worthwhile publication , much more than just a bland follow-up to an exceptional Test series . |
| 11 | Continuity between the two fabliaux in the case of animal imagery is a matter of more than just a general resemblance . |
| 12 | ‘ A real book needs more than just a good writer . |
| 13 | To compete in business you 'll need more than just a good idea — you 'll need commercial ability and experience to create that viable growing concern . |
| 14 | It 's comical to see all these people agreeing sagely with each other that users really want loads of functions rather than just a good deal , while all the time mopping their brows with relief that the price wars seemed to have petered out . |
| 15 | Certainly , it is trying to create atmosphere rather than just a memorable sing-along tune . |
| 16 | WITH the sun at the heart of your horoscope until the 21st and Venus bringing her sweetness to bear on relationships from the 8th , December could be the most crucial month of the year for love and partnership matters — the 19th could be more than just a magical moment . |
| 17 | ALYSON WILLIAMS ‘ Alyson Williams ’ second from the fierce US soulwoman , with which she plans to prove that she is ‘ more than just a loud broad in a loud hat ! ’ |
| 18 | From the outset , it has been clear that COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , would have to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place ( CI No 2,142 ) . |
| 19 | From the outset we 've known COSE , the Common Open Software Environment , to be more than just a unified desktop interface , and this week , two more pieces of the COSE puzzle appear to be dropping into place . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ During that year it was decided that there was life beyond Impact 92 and that it was time to look at a total economic development strategy for the city rather than just a one year one . ’ |
| 21 | There was more to this canal than just a final obstacle , however . |
| 22 | The modern surveyor involved in administering building contracts needs more than just a working knowledge of its terms — he needs a detailed legal appreciation . |
| 23 | I have a feeling that most women want more than just a casual affair . |
| 24 | For masturbation , it would have to be more than just a passing person . ’ |
| 25 | The rest of us can make do with Profile 's fine new compilation ‘ Avanti ! ’ , 11 tracks to prove that Italian dance was more than just a passing fad . |
| 26 | A good sommelier or restaurant manager can persuade the customer to choose a super bottle of wine which offers marvellous value and drinks perfectly , rather than just a grand name in a superlative vintage which , inevitably , will have a premium attached to it . |
| 27 | Experience at the Birmingham Money Advice Centre ( see Appendix III ) shows that — at least for the generally poor people who go to the Centre with money problems — mail order , check traders and other weekly callers such as tallymen are woven so closely into the fabric of daily ( or rather weekly ) life as to be more than just a possible buying choice . |
| 28 | The concept of a cognitive map , in O'Keefe and Nadel 's hands , is more than just a topographic representation of the space in which the animal is located ; it also describes the distribution of cell systems concerned with the analysis and integration of spatial cues within a framework of behavioural meaning for the animal . |
| 29 | ‘ He should then become more of a team player than just a superb individual , and maybe that shift will make him a lot more attractive to a lot of people , ’ he added , apparently alluding to England manager Graham Taylor . |
| 30 | Religion therefore is more than just a personal affair and its influence in society is more than the sum of its influences on individuals . |