Example sentences of "more [conj] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We ought none of us to lose sight of the fact that human beings count far more than institutions or procedures or precedents , and we ought always to be willing , given justification , to sacrifice the latter to the former . ’ |
| 2 | Abrasive cleaners : At their simplest these are the scouring powders formulated from little more than sand or feldspar , the aggregate and a small amount of chlorine release agent . |
| 3 | Germany can not afford to build a new airliner on its own , any more than Britain or France can . |
| 4 | Communicating orally involves more than reading or talking : gesture , posture , movements may all be intrinsic to it . |
| 5 | Earlier centuries , in contrast , had an appreciation of the past that embodied more than nostalgia or antiquarian interest . |
| 6 | It is the amount of this payment which determines whether the business is being hived up at less or more than cost or market value for the purposes of the value-shifting provisions described above . |
| 7 | Rose feared strikes even more than bankruptcy or the plague . |
| 8 | Little is still known of the designers and speculators of this part of the town 's growth , save that they were often little more than smallholders or jobbing builders who saw the possibility of some quick profits on their small capital . |
| 9 | If clear focus on global market niches is the watchword for the 1990s , Britain 's 43 companies in the latest Fortune 500 ranking of the world 's largest companies — more than Germany or France — are reason for hope . |
| 10 | Plenty of praise should be given when the dog responds , although there is no point in scolding it if it fails to do anything more than run or sniff around the garden . |
| 11 | Beginners and intermediate trainers rarely need to do more than squats or calf raises to achieve good leg development . |
| 12 | They came upon several hollows filled with water , silent dark meres , some little more than puddles or ponds , others several acres in extent . |
| 13 | Of course , as should be the way with a don , he excited dismay - dismay more than dislike or distrust . |
| 14 | Many of the most apparently distinguished honours are a reward for little more than longevity or political servitude . |
| 15 | So you need more than ‘ just enough ’ space — in corridors , past exhibition stands , into and out of the main forum , to the toilets and refreshment facilities ; more than theory or the fire inspector demands . |
| 16 | got a lot more than ticks or crosses . |
| 17 | got a lot more than ticks or crosses . |
| 18 | They lack the flexibility to do more than drag or pull on clothes . |
| 19 | The act of shipping the barley in Maynegrain was assumed to be sufficient to amount to conversion , but the position is different where the defendant innocently interferes with P 's goods whether upon his own initiative or upon the instructions of another , when the defendant 's act amounts to nothing more than transport or custody of the goods . |
| 20 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
| 21 | Peacekeeping forces do not have to be strong enough to overwhelm an army ; but they must be something more than score-keepers or targets . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | In our age Pound , far more than Eliot or Yeats , is such a poet . |
| 24 | Like the critical readings which present themselves as accurate representations of what an author ‘ really ’ intended , what a work ‘ really ’ means , or how a reader ‘ really ’ experiences it , but are no more than interpretations or simulations of these supposedly verifiable facts , readings of ‘ non-fictional ’ texts are also in part fictitious constructs . |