Example sentences of "[vb base] little more [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Rent 's supposed allies appear little more than an improbable amalgam of all those who might be opposed to the regime of Mortimer and Isabella , and it is hard to believe that the conspiracy had such wide-ranging support . |
2 | Instead of government-rigged prices , they want little more than a reaffirmation of existing anti-dumping rules . |
3 | The provisions the Committee recommend for inclusion involve little more than a restatement of the existing common law position : |
4 | At the higher levels of government , candidates are usually selected by the top leaders themselves , another element of ‘ top down ’ power , making the actual election process little more than a ‘ rubber stamping ’ exercise . |
5 | Aerial photographs reveal little more than the site 's main features , and plotting scatters of surface finds only gives a reasonable guide to its centre , with little information about its extent or shape . |
6 | An inexpensive pond heater will solve the problem — and cost little more than a lightbulb to run . |
7 | And finally , there are the ones that seem little more than a cue for a really good cackle . |
8 | In comparison with Porter 's work , the lists of factors given by General Electric back in the 1970s now seem little more than a tentative beginning at an appropriate form of analysis . |
9 | The dental remains indicate little more than a dependence on a hard-fruit diet , and there may have been several species with this inclination . |
10 | B — indicate little more than the immediate place of work during the construction of the pavements of a single building . |
11 | Such abuses were seldom reported , thorough investigations were rarely held , and " the few perpetrators disciplined or prosecuted usually get little more than a slap on the wrist and most know they can get away with it unchallenged " . |
12 | Most of them demand little more than a ‘ view with a loo ’ — a place to park , a cup of tea and adequate toilet facilities . |
13 | The GIS operations constitute little more than a sequence of map overlays in the form of a Boolean search . |
14 | At best they furnish little more than an outline guide to the interpretation of the numerical data , a hint of the kind of hypothesis that needs to be tested . |
15 | However , insurrection and revolution , whether by peasants or others , explain little more than the timing of some cases of serf emancipation , and nothing about the abolition of slavery . |
16 | As a result , Areas of Interest Maps represent little more than a statement of intent at a given moment in time by BC . |
17 | In one way , they represent little more than the attempts of established disciplines to retain market share in a situation of academic and economic scarcity . |