Example sentences of "by [art] more [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without warning , Weissman and his audience found themselves separated by no more than a cardboard partition from a noisy meeting of a local school maintenance workers ' union , voting not to end its strike . |
| 2 | He had misjudged the speed of his target by no more than a fraction . |
| 3 | Suppose that the ‘ wall-of-money ’ theme plays through December , and that share prices move sideways or fall by no more than , say , 10% . |
| 4 | Since Mexico 's central bank is committed to depreciating the peso by no more than 6.6% against the dollar in 1993 , and has $14 billion of reserves to back its commitment , these rates translate into an annual return for dollar investors of at least 8.5% . |
| 5 | The likelihood of dying in the first year is increased by no more than twofold . |
| 6 | Old Sprout , the greengrocer , banging the door behind him as he comes out of his shop , loosens half a card-load of snow , which skids off his roof and pancakes on the pavement , missing his head by no more than a foot . |
| 7 | And within was empty darkness , fenced off by no more than a ridge of soil . |
| 8 | Compared with unregistered conveyancing , the reduction in responsibility and mental anguish is notable ; moreover , by no more than lifting the telephone you have at your elbow , in the Land Registry Enquiry Department in Lincoln 's Inn Fields and in every District Land Registry , a friendly and expert service , which can usually answer " off the cuff " any questions that perplex you . |