Example sentences of "far more than [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relative prices of timber and steel vary greatly in different countries and also the price of timber itself varies from that of rough timber , which may be much cheaper than steel , up to expensive plywoods which cost far more than steel sheet . |
| 2 | In 1985 local authorities ( England and Wales ) had a gross loan debt outstanding of 42.3bn and total loan charges for the year serviced from revenue account amounted to 5.03bn ( far more than revenue expenditure on major services such as police ( 3.3bn ) and social services ( 2.98bn ) . |
| 3 | IBM Corp 's board has settled on a pay and benefits package for new chief executive Louis Gerstner , who takes up his post today , valued at over $7m : he will receive an annual salary of $2m , a one-time transition payment of $5m and a string of other incentives including a performance incentive potentially worth $1.5m a year , $500,000 long-term incentive tied to performance over three years and options on 500,000 IBM shares — far more than predecessor John Akers got . |
| 4 | The package is far more than predecessor John Akers got . |
| 5 | Their first baby , who was to cause far more than labour pains , arrived in mid-May 1939 . |