Example sentences of "more [conj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most sporting methods do no more than cream off a proportion of the rabbit stock , but ferreting , to my mind , is the ultimate . |
| 2 | It 's about time somebody killed this ‘ debate ’ dead in its tracks , even if it meant stating the obvious ; that postmodernism is nothing more than Situationism without the socialism , the archetypal assimilation of revolutionary technique and terminology . |
| 3 | Perhaps there was something more than coherence at stake . |
| 4 | They are far removed by more than distance from their roots in Ayrshire . |
| 5 | Government and the HSE are well aware that the promotion and enforcement of safety demands much more than reliance on individuals and management . |
| 6 | Bearing in mind the strength of his views on " mere specialists " , we may surely see more than coincidence in the swiftness with which this final commitment was followed by the conversion to Schopenhauer . |
| 7 | Western governments generally expressed sympathy for the Lithuanian cause and concern at Soviet military pressure and the economic blockade , and Prunskiene was received everywhere by heads of government , but these governments did little more than call for restraint by both sides and for negotiations . |
| 8 | While Parliament itself can regulate such matters it has shown itself reluctant to do more than call on " the good sense of M.P.s not to abuse their privilege . " |
| 9 | Global competition is much more than rivalry among firms , for it involves the ‘ structural competitiveness ’ of states within the world system . |
| 10 | It is not a sign of " malice " to refuse an apology , or to repeat the allegations prior to trial , or to persist in them at the trial : this is no more than steadfastness in the cause ( although if the allegations turn out to be false , such conduct may increase the damages . ) |
| 11 | More than quarter of a million pounds has been given by people throughout South Durham to build the specialist unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital . |
| 12 | It was the first time in more than quarter of a century that the socialists had been returned to power . |
| 13 | Already several of the rabbits were asleep , crouched uneasily between the thick stems , aware of the chance of danger but too tired to do more than trust to luck . |
| 14 | But evidence really amounts to no more than expression of the opinion by a particular practitioner of what he thinks that he would have done if he had been paid hypothetically without the benefit of hindsight the position of the defendant , with a little while the evidence of the witness is due , what in the matter of law the solicitor 's duty was in the particular circumstances of the case , I should have thought , being a solicitor the very question which the functions , to decide . |
| 15 | Those gold mines had stolen much more than gold from Africa . |
| 16 | If it does nothing more than act as an educational lubricant or leaven , it serves its purpose well , by enriching minds , broadening outlooks , removing prejudice and opening vistas . |
| 17 | These studies lend support to the thesis that labour mobility policies as presently constituted do little more than act as a mild incentive to a very small proportion of migrant workers . |
| 18 | It has even been held that presence remains no more than evidence of encouragement even when it is accompanied by a secret intention to help if necessary one of the participants in an affray . |
| 19 | The insurgents in London in 1381 called for Fordham 's death , but in the event he suffered no more than damage to his house and wine-cellar . |
| 20 | This suggestion is , unfortunately , no more than speculation at this stage . |
| 21 | Only a handful of US accountancy firms managed to increase their revenue by an amount significantly more than inflation over the past year . |
| 22 | ‘ The ferry operators undertook not to reduce services or increase fares by more than inflation during this period . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ T'was in more than t'colour of his hair that he was like a fox , ’ the maid replied . |
| 24 | Quality matters more than quantity in the time you spend together . |
| 25 | ‘ Punishment ’ may be no more than withdrawal of rewards . |
| 26 | Lithified materials may require little more than decision on the orientations of thin sections needed for later examination under the optical microscope , but special slide preparation and cementing media may be required , particularly if soluble minerals are thought to be present ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 27 | Discipleship is far more than initiation into a particular congregation or even accepting the terms of membership prescribed by a particular denomination . |
| 28 | Under these conditions we have little option other than to accept that we can do little more than look with envy towards those farmers in New Zealand making a living without the ‘ benefit ’ of subsidies . |
| 29 | Without time to do more than yell in protest as he set off , Sarella launched herself after him and did her utmost to keep pace . |
| 30 | This is a prize that should be treated with contempt , for , like most Japanese gifts to museums and other ‘ cultural ’ interventions , it is no more than camouflage for their commercial and industrial rapacity , and at its worst is an anaesthetic that renders the recipient quite helpless to protest . |