Example sentences of "on [adj] more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one level the sudden and unexpected friendship thrives on little more than mutual back-scratching . |
| 2 | The policy was based on little more than a vague belief in the large potential for economies of scale and an unquenchable faith among politicians that government agencies could successfully meet short-term political demands — particularly in respect of regional unemployment — in combination with longer-term goals of greater efficiency and higher industrial growth . |
| 3 | Simplistic or casual analysis based on little more than common sense and drawing ‘ portfolio boxes ’ is obviously totally inadequate . |
| 4 | Suspicions of a CIA ‘ plant ’ deepened further when word leaked out that the matching of the Lockerbie circuit board fragment with the timers seized in Dakar was based on little more than a photographic comparison . ) |
| 5 | Methods for analysing qualitative data — transcripts of interviews , verbal protocols , ethnographic field notes and the like — have until recently had to rely on little more than scissors , a copier and piles of paper . |
| 6 | Legal Aid in England , due to the difference in rules of evidence , may be granted on little more than an ex parte statement by the applicant . |
| 7 | For Gary 36 , paralysed five years ago after falling from a ladder during DIY work at his Haverigg home , went on the downhill run on little more than a converted chair . |
| 8 | Interest in Longhorn cattle is now based on much more than the breed 's aesthetic appeal . |
| 9 | Yet the striking developments of the law of trusts depend on much more than this : they are an integral part of the conception of a trust as opposed to a legacy . |
| 10 | Formal observation techniques and equipment are designed to reduce this discrepancy to a minimum but the nursing process depends on much more than can be obtained by this means ; therefore it is important for the teacher to have some understanding of the factors that affect the formation of percepts so that she can help the nurse to make accurate judgements where these are possible and to be sufficiently receptive and mentally flexible to consider more than one possible judgement as basis for action . |
| 11 | I wanted a pay rise because I found out I was way behind most of the first-team lads and barely on much more than the apprentices ' wages . |
| 12 | You had put on much more than a dress , there was such a vivid aura of theatre and drama surrounding it . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , no , my dear Shiona , it 's based on much more than that . ’ |
| 14 | They shouted for us to stop , but we ai n't take that on any more than if they were Chinese in the film , we were recreating our life like how we recreate the film . |
| 15 | Nothing in her life had led her to suppose that men could be relied on any more than anyone else . |