Example sentences of "is [det] than a " in BNC.
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| 31 | For me , a school is more than a place where the children learn their ABC and their times-table . |
| 32 | Ingleborough from Clapham is more than a simple walk . |
| 33 | But the shaper is more than a surgeon or scientist or sculptor : he does more than repair or re-form : he energizes inert matter , turning a slab of foam into a fibreglass dolphin . |
| 34 | One thing you will notice at times when you are watching the barbel is the extraordinary way they flip belly-upwards to take food that is more than a foot or so off bottom . |
| 35 | But the world of the mystic is more than a garden or harvest , we must become the painters and dyers of our thoughts so that our minds will become great landscapes . |
| 36 | It is more than a matter , however , of just declaring our personal commitment to one viewpoint and then hoping that this will resolve all problems . |
| 37 | The arrangements for the new style NHS assume a continuing need for a local organisation which is more than a tier of management . |
| 38 | But the programme 's producer , Peter Kinkead , says it is more than a gimmick — despite the fact that there are only about 5500 Prestel sets in TVs 's catchment area . |
| 39 | The farmers ' calling is more than a livelihood , it is a way of life . |
| 40 | It is not entirely true that people are as handicapped as we , the comparatively unhandicapped , are prepared to handicap them , but there is more than a grain of truth in that statement . |
| 41 | And excellent sight is most important if your world is in the air or your head is more than a few feet above the ground . |
| 42 | Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill . |
| 43 | It is more than a decision to buy flowers for your lover or plan a romantic dinner . |
| 44 | A decision to purchase new curtains is more than a matter of taste ; it is also a financial decision . |
| 45 | The announcement of a link-up with the BBC on to satellite is more than a propaganda coup for Thames Television . |
| 46 | However , maintenance is more than a cost centre because it affects aircraft availability . |
| 47 | ‘ Migraine is more than a headache . |
| 48 | The human mind is more than a computer : Computers have dull and exact memories — what went in can come out again , exactly as it went in . |
| 49 | Byron may have been exaggerating a little when he wrote , ‘ Man 's love is of man 's life a thing apart , 'T IS woman 's whole existence ’ , but obviously there is more than a grain of truth in it , and not necessarily a painful or unacceptable one either . |
| 50 | Probably the best advice is to be wary of any project that is more than a couple of years old , and to be extremely wary of any that were published more than five years ago . |
| 51 | ‘ We was in t'workhouse together and 'e 'll do as 'e 's told , which is more than a lot of 'usbands does . ’ |
| 52 | There 's sunbursts and there 's sunbursts , and although this one is flawed by a couple of sanding marks around the back , the overall effect is more than a little tasty . |
| 53 | It is more than a coincidence that he is an excellent speech speechreader , a stimulating , well-informed person , recognized by his colleagues as a man of integrity whose opinions are respected . |
| 54 | ‘ M ’ is more than a mere dressmaker , she 's an artist : a fairy godmother sewing with enchanted thread , bringing , life to each John Peacock creation . |
| 55 | Above all , there is the doubt as to whether induction itself is more than a logical fiction to justify the generalizations which regularly spring from spontaneous analogization . |
| 56 | However , there is more than a chance that Brewer will take over Gary 's role as captain , and Alan 's place on the blindside of the scrum . |
| 57 | ‘ We have proved conclusively that the human is more than a body and a limited intellect . |
| 58 | But Cooper is more than a hard man . |
| 59 | ‘ The nearest security force base is more than a quarter of a mile away and was manifestly not the target of the attack . ’ |
| 60 | They are prone to picking up camcorder machine and handling noise and are not very good at recording speech if the source is more than a metre or so away from the camera . |