Example sentences of "[prep] more than a passing [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One or two events which will be of more than a passing interest to Lothian Highways ' staff have occurred since the first edition of NETWORK was published .
2 If Helen Dobson 's achievement in doing the double of British Match and Stroke-Play titles detracted from everything else , on performance worthy of more than a passing mention was a final day for Julie Hall which took in rounds of 69 and 71 .
3 The sculpture of Medardo Rosso is also worth more than a passing glance .
4 Danger signals arise when the normal pain and unhappiness that accompanies all emotional growth enlarges to become a depression which you simply can not shift , particularly if you feel ( for more than a passing moment ) that there 's nothing left to live for — or if you realise in time that you 've stopped being able to look after yourself .
5 After all , Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial , shall we say .
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