Example sentences of "of no more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | SERPS consists of no more than a promise that future generations will pick up the bill . |
| 2 | In fact , much points towards the conclusion that , despite its centrality to Hitler 's own thinking , anti-Semitism was for the most part of no more than secondary importance as a factor shaping popular opinion in the Third Reich . |
| 3 | For the majority of the population , it seems that , now as before , the ‘ Jewish Question ’ was of no more than secondary interest . |
| 4 | Ken de la Salle , head of foreign exchange , also stayed cool , predicting a top rate of no more than Dm2.88 for the pound the following day . |
| 5 | Yet for many centuries , Cheltenham consisted of no more than a single street , lined with a few houses . |
| 6 | He was guilty of no more than his usual exaggeration when , at the age of twenty-four , he announced to a friend that he had read ‘ almost every thing ’ . |
| 7 | The timing of these concerted attacks to the same day , along the entire front , made it impossible for the Austro-Hungarian forces to be switched back and forth behind their line , with the result that they had to fight each battle with the support of no more than local reserves . |
| 8 | Even an estate worth upwards of £100 a year might well consist of no more than a couple of manors plus an assortment of lesser parcels , all located in a single county . |
| 9 | It is relatively young , with a probable age of no more than a few million years . |
| 10 | Not only did it win 13 of the 14 constituency seats ( 92.9% ) : it managed to do so on an average constituency vote of no more than 43.5% , which was further reduced by the usual leakage to a list vote of 41.8% . |
| 11 | In the darkness we passed through the defile of Gebel Silsila where the river narrows dramatically to a width of no more than a few yards . |
| 12 | In many cases git consists of no more than a few managers/supervisors . |
| 13 | I have already instanced the first chapter of Simenon 's Maigret 's Pickpocket , which consists of no more than a description of Maigret riding to work on a bus , as being as gripping as any chase sequence , from the absolute accuracy of the writing and its complete economy . |
| 14 | Small companies wishing to dispense with the burden of audit would have to have turnover of no more than the VAT registration threshold , under new proposals from the Government . |
| 15 | questions with a predetermined answer of no more than a few words |
| 16 | This type of constructed response item consists of a question with a predetermined answer of no more than a few words . |
| 17 | I could think of no more than the usual inadequate response . |
| 18 | Jack was determined to make flying his life , and thought of no more than achieving his wish to fly . |
| 19 | Lukic was guilty of no more than a challenge for a 50–50 ball with the speeding Rob Jones around the 18-yard line . |
| 20 | The latest phase obliges vehicles delivering a wide range of food products to keep them at a temperature of no more than 8C . |