Example sentences of "with more than [det] " in BNC.

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1 Private letters are like a conversation overheard , often more revealing than an autobiography , or than a diary which may have been written with more than half an intention of allowing it to be published .
2 Only three in 10 were diet ignorers compared with more than half the men .
3 An unidentified East German , arrested in a crackdown on corruption as he tried to flee with more than half a million marks ( about £180,0000 ) , has hanged himself in his cell .
4 An unidentified East German , arrested in a crackdown on corruption as he tried to flee with more than half a million marks ( about £180,000 ) has hanged himself in his cell .
5 Then it will be abolished , along with more than half the country 's other trains .
6 WITH more than half the British cement market , Blue Circle is in the front-line of the construction recession .
7 These produce higher frequencies of digestion , with more than half the teeth in their prey assemblages suffering damage ( Table 3.12 ) , but the degree of digestion is not as great as seen in the species of category 5 .
8 SAAB had estimated the costs and benefits of the line-out system and had calculated that the system would pay for itself within four years , with more than half of the savings coming from the increased production flexibility of the system and another 25 per cent coming from reduced labour turnover and absenteeism .
9 The survey revealed that 100,000 people had injected drugs in the past five years , with more than half sharing needles .
10 With more than half a million driversstopped and breathalysed last year , people are more aware than ever that detection is a real possibility .
11 Poland 's economy , with more than half its workforce in the private sector , is likely to weather the storm .
12 There was an 8% increase in launches to merchant vessels and tankers , with more than half being at night and 21% in winds over Force 7 .
13 In a recent Lake District survey , only 48 per cent of house purchasers were local , with more than half the purchases being for holiday accommodation , second homes or retirement ( Shucksmith 1981 ) .
14 In Europe , latest European Commission figures suggest a market worth about US$2 billion in 1988 with more than half generated by UK sales .
15 With more than half the world market , Boeing 's share is more than double that of its two biggest competitors : Airbus and McDonnell Douglas .
16 Rory told Jessica about his girlfriend Rosie , not a great deal but nothing too disloyal , while she for her part realised after some moments that she was not listening with more than half an ear , but wondering what she should tell him about Parr .
17 WITH more than half our trade now being with the EC , its development and influence has never been more important .
18 For Scotland , with more than half their current first-choice XV seconded for duty with the Lions , are to award full caps for this summer 's three Tests against Fiji , Western Samoa and Tonga .
19 Major deteriorations in the Thames and South West regions , with more than half attributed to increased monitoring , have heavily influenced these national figures .
20 With more than half of the contract market in the industrial and commercial sectors already , these suppliers are now extending into the markets of over 73,267 kilowatt hours [ 2,500 therms ] per annum .
21 He was speaking after one of his planes with just over 100 Britons on board left Jordan with more than half the seats empty because of diplomatic red tape .
22 In most cases that I 've dealt with and I 've f I repeat I 've probably dealt with more than any other living person in court , er there has been a clear case of rape .
23 We also need people who will go on to be managers , teachers , journalists , publishers — competent persons with general practical ability , certainly , but with more than this .
24 WITH a 40 per cent drop in house prices in the West Country over the past three years , this is the time to think seriously about that Cornish cliff-top cottage , waterfront Dorset flat or Devonian mansion with more than enough land to keep a few horses .
25 He had prospects , but for his friends ’ sake , I shall not be endowed with more than enough for my needs .
26 He was not rebuked because he refused to believe without enough reasons but because he refused to believe with more than enough reasons .
27 And driving a motor caravan is a real pleasure with more than enough power to keep on going .
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