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 . |