Example sentences of "be more [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Religions as sociological entities are not meant to be more than stepping-stones to an appreciation of the profound Mystery at the heart of reality . |
| 2 | It must be more than propaganda though ? |
| 3 | Nevertheless there is a problem about the status of many of his theories and propositions if , and when , they claim to be more than speculation . |
| 4 | Finally , in respect of the Wandjina , it appears to be more than chance that the word ‘ Wandjina ’ — sometimes spelled ‘ Wondjina ’ — can be formed from two Sanskrit words , ‘ Vand ’ and ‘ Jina ’ . |
| 5 | Only Athenian citizens could profit by allotments of land as ‘ cleruchs ’ ( literally , ‘ allotment-holders ’ ) and it may be more than chance that the qualifications for Athenian citizenship are more closely defined at just this moment ( 451 ) : citizen descent was now required on both sides ( Ath . |
| 6 | Since birth weight ( and viability ) in the teens increases dramatically with rising age and , inasmuch as higher parity among women under age 20 also meant higher maternal age in that age class , decreasing infant mortality in this age group by birth order may be more than chance variation . |
| 7 | We have seen how many animal groups diversified during the Ordovician ; the rapid evolution of nautiloid cephalopods at the same time may be more than coincidence . |
| 8 | Curiously , in being less than art , the new ‘ cutting-edge ’ art has turned out to be more than art . |
| 9 | Basically Goldman thinks Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and Intel Corp 's Pentium are going to be more than Sun can handle , hurting Sun 's ability to improve earnings on a sustained basis over the next year or so and impeding its gains in market share . |
| 10 | Both Salomon Brothers Inc and more importantly Goldman Sachs & Co have moved Sun Microsystems Inc shares off their recommended buy lists : basically Goldman thinks Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and Intel Corp 's Pentium are going to be more than Sun can handle , hurting its ability to improve earnings on a sustained basis over the next year or so and impeding its gains in market share ; Goldman believes Sun 's financial model may need to change more quickly than the company can realise ; the long-term judgment is based on Goldman 's view of Sun 's business as 80% to 85% client side where it thinks Windows , especially NT , will dominate in client-server systems , even where high-performance client products are needed . |
| 11 | Ca n't say I agree with all their figures … good as he is I do n't think kelly is worth that sort of money at such an early age … certainly should n't be more than dorigo . |
| 12 | The action has to be more than complaint and exhortation . |
| 13 | Desire of Bachelors to be more than bachelors , to be husbands and fathers too . |
| 14 | to be more than amateurs ? |
| 15 | The group would be more than spectators for now they have to make active decisions . |
| 16 | There has to be more than Newsnight … ‘ |