Example sentences of "more than the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hopes to show that , although we can not know quite what the former say we can , nevertheless we can still know more than the latter allow . |
| 2 | Neither would a sovereign state 's government necessarily want to oppose transnational corporations , for the former often find themselves in the unenviable position of needing the latter more than the latter need them . |
| 3 | No more than the latter does it seek to lay claim to ‘ the real , or Truth as such . |
| 4 | for every naive state N , h(N) is not more than the least cost of any path from N to a goal ; and |
| 5 | Montini was more far-sighted than anyone else present , certainly more than the many ‘ progressives ’ who could see no further ahead than the next vote ( perhaps that was the influence of the press ) . |
| 6 | Over the last three months they rose only 0.5 per cent by value on the previous three months , but still some 12 per cent more than the same period in 1988 . |
| 7 | We share more than the same atoms and molecules . |
| 8 | Cars such as the Vauxhall Cavalier SRi , Rover 416 GSi and Ford Sierra 2.0i Ghia are worth little more than the same model with a lower spec . |
| 9 | The first day 's publication of the photos produced an incredible increase in sales of 482,118 more than the same day the week before . |
| 10 | Lot 45 ( est. $20–25,000 ) a Tiffany mixed-metals pitcher , with copper and mokume gourds , brought a strong $37,000 , eleven thousand more than the same model brought at Christie 's last January . |
| 11 | Even allowing it the benefit of this doubt , our hypothetical small party would be very unlikely to end up with more than the same percentage of seats , 8.4 , as the Irish party . |
| 12 | The first is that initial support of 60% is not high if the policy turns sour — if , for example , a war lasted more than the few days or weeks that Mr Bush seems to think it will take . |
| 13 | Not only does he appear in many guises — far more than the few I have mentioned here — but the Devil seems to be chief of the evil spirits . |
| 14 | ‘ More than the few the Bizango intended , I 'll warrant , ’ the Doctor said . |