Example sentences of "far more [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The celebration of the martyr 's anniversary had grown out of the commemoration of the departed dead ; but it soon outgrew the limits of its origins and became far more than the expression of that larger family solidarity which embraced heaven and earth . |
| 2 | They seem to have their origin in Judaism far more than the rest of the book . |
| 3 | Disadvantages : If there 's a last-minute emergency , you may find yourself without a sitter ; you have to watch out that neither side abuses the bargain you 've made by going out far more than the other . |
| 4 | To the primary teacher " teaching resources " mean far more than the school textbook . |
| 5 | At the beginning of the play she persuades Edwy to reject offers of peace from the rebellious monks who are , in fact , her enemies far more than the king 's . |
| 6 | All told , the borough conducted 592 swap deals , related to some £6 billion of underlying debt , far more than the council had actually borrowed . |
| 7 | That brief confrontation with Luke Calder had unsettled her far more than the incident in the garage , if she was honest . |
| 8 | Holyfield , in fact , left heavyweight boxing with far more than the sport 's historians will allow him to take from it following Friday night 's stunning defeat by Riddick Bowe . |
| 9 | We got lots of international media coverage , far more than the Queen would have got without us , and again we were very well supported by the Dutch people . |
| 10 | By the time it arrived , and the plans were clearly far more than the government could afford , winning the election took priority over admitting to economic reality . |
| 11 | The famous German raid on Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940 brought widespread devastation and civilian demoralisation ( such that a cordon had to be thrown round the city , and news from it heavily censored ) ; likewise , the bombing of the East End of London intimidated its inhabitants far more than the government dared admit at the time . |
| 12 | Far more than the man had been denied was pressed upon him . |
| 13 | The " package " may also involve stock options — rights to buy shares at a specific value exercisable at a future date , the idea being that if the firm does well the shares will be worth far more than the exercise price . |
| 14 | As we have seen , this involves far more than the language being used ; it involves pre-existent knowledge of the world . |
| 15 | The Church has to be the voice of the voiceless , but that means far more than the cardinal and bishops making statements . |
| 16 | When they do so , the refinancing will cost far more than the warrant yields originally suggested — around 8–10% , at current interest rates , rather than the 3–5% or less on the warrants . |
| 17 | Using television and video effectively for teaching history , must involve far more than the passive watching that most pupils engage in when they watch television at home . |
| 18 | Preston used to love these walks , far more than the chocolate bars and the ice-cream , though he favoured having all three if William 's grandad could be pushed that far . |
| 19 | Similarly , Margaret Thatcher 's reaction to the Brixton and Toxteth riots captured the public mood far more than the analysis of the Opposition . |
| 20 | Its produce of fruit , fish , nuts , raisins , dyes , medicines and natural chemicals are worth far more than the value of cut timber . |
| 21 | In Britain , heavier lorries failed to pay an equitable share of the infrastructural costs of the road network while passenger transport was favoured by tax incentives for company cars equivalent to far more than the value of the annual rail subsidy ( TEST 1984a ; Potter and Cousins 1983 ; Bagwell 1984 ; ch. 1 ) . |
| 22 | What worried him far more than the prospect of change , was the fact that he shied away from it , as a man set in his ways , and that was something he had never considered himself to be . |
| 23 | With interest the total debt is now £135,000 , far more than the house is worth . |
| 24 | It takes a great deal of time and money to establish a brand which explains why predators may be willing , when purchasing a company with strong brand identification , to pay far more than the stock market valuation of that company . |
| 25 | Value for far more than the length and a half he beat Grand Applause there , he will relish the step up in trip for the Chichester Festival Theatre Stakes . |
| 26 | The difference in quality produced by different papers is far more than the difference in quality between the machines tested — by a mile ! |
| 27 | The submergence of North Africa beneath the tide of Islam in the seventh century meant far more than the loss of one of the most intellectually vital parts of the Latin church . |