Example sentences of "[vb base] little more [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 Instead of government-rigged prices , they want little more than a reaffirmation of existing anti-dumping rules .
2 The provisions the Committee recommend for inclusion involve little more than a restatement of the existing common law position :
3 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 .
4 An inexpensive pond heater will solve the problem — and cost little more than a lightbulb to run .
5 And finally , there are the ones that seem little more than a cue for a really good cackle .
6 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 .
7 The dental remains indicate little more than a dependence on a hard-fruit diet , and there may have been several species with this inclination .
8 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 " .
9 Most of them demand little more than a ‘ view with a loo ’ — a place to park , a cup of tea and adequate toilet facilities .
10 The GIS operations constitute little more than a sequence of map overlays in the form of a Boolean search .
11 As a result , Areas of Interest Maps represent little more than a statement of intent at a given moment in time by BC .
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