Example sentences of "than [art] mere [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , a number of democratic constitutions today contain more than a mere organisation chart of functions and powers ; they contain Bills of Rights , which may also include a charter of social and economic rights , something characteristic of constitutions of the twentieth century , although generally honoured more in the breach than in the observance . |
| 2 | I believe Trade Unions recognised that there was more to the Bank Dispute in 1992 than a mere Salary Issue . |
| 3 | To be worth two murders in eight days , Ascot had to be more than a mere gambling scam . |
| 4 | The argument between Watson and Forbes was more than a mere priority dispute — it reflected a basic disagreement over the purpose of gathering geographical information . |
| 5 | Over and over again , Tchaikovsky makes his pieces something much more than a mere salon diversion by forming his tunes out of small , constantly changing and evolving melodic cells . |