Example sentences of "be far [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Rumi the tears are far more than a guide in the spiritual quest ; they are the very water of life . |
| 2 | It would have been far better if a decision on that matter had been taken in Wales . |
| 3 | And do bear in mind that if you do n't hit it 100 per cent , the result is likely to be far better than a less than perfect pitch . |
| 4 | For his abilities and interests had been felt throughout the land , and had touched Palestine itself ; the day would not be far distant when a woodland would be dedicated to him , the Lyon Cohen Memorial Grove , at Kadesh Naftali , south of Jerusalem . |
| 5 | The woman of the future would be far more than a nurse or consoler , she would have a positive religion to realize as a high-priestess of health . |
| 6 | With the help of 106 pairs of identical twins , Dr Colin Johnston and colleagues at King 's College Hospital and st Bartholomew 's Hospital in London showed that the risk of developing diabetes is far greater if a person has both DR3 and DR4 than if he or she has either antigen alone ( British Medical Journal , p 286 , vol 253 ) . |
| 7 | A polite refusal to comment further is far better than a panic reply . |
| 8 | This program is the best of its kind on the market for page making facilities , it is far better than a number of ‘ Commercial ’ pagemaking programs that are popular with users who only have a dot-matrix printer . |
| 9 | If you thrash a horse it will hurt but if you touch it with a whip it 's a tactile thing which is far less than a horse nudging another one |
| 10 | Prayer is far more than a shopping list , or an incidental five minutes at the end of a busy day . |
| 11 | In simple terms , skin is far more than a superficial covering for the body ; it is a living , breathing organism . |
| 12 | The Enlightenment , then , is far more than a revolution in theories of knowledge ( epistemology ) or even new methods in science and critical philosophy . |
| 13 | At a deeper level , the problem is far more than a kind of glorified managerial challenge . |
| 14 | Mr Mitchell , clearly reflecting on his transaction , commented later : ‘ In this day and age , farming is far more than a way of life — it 's a business and you 've got to be in there to protect the right to keep sheep . |
| 15 | Oh a great help to sandwiches and a sit down meal at dinner at table with the family , it was far better than a dry sandwich eaten in the barn . |
| 16 | Addressing the Supreme Soviet during a debate on emergency price curbs , Mr Ryzhkov was far blunter than a man accustomed to the velvety circumlocutions and understatements , second nature to Western central bankers . |
| 17 | The adoption of the name ScotRail by the Scottish Region was far more than a marketing ploy . |
| 18 | The great difference between the events of the 1540s and earlier periods of hostility between England and Scotland was that this episode was far more than a particularly dramatic example of the eternal political and military triangle of England , Scotland and France , or even just the revival by Henry VIII and Somerset of that old English dream , the unification of England and Scotland . |
| 19 | Also his playing career with us was far shorter than a lot of these blokes . |