Example sentences of "far [det] [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was not only surprised to find they had plenty of timber for fence posts , but also that it cost far less than new wood . |
| 2 | The rotors were often run at a circumferential velocity only slightly higher than that of the relative wind , that is at far less than optimal efficacy . |
| 3 | The drawings bore Latin inscriptions — ‘ Day of Resurrection ’ , ‘ Day of Wrath ’ — that are so unlike any of the rest of his works that they have been largely ignored , and sell for far less than any other of Modigliani 's works . |
| 4 | Spiritual direction then , fully includes our humanity but is far more than personal adjustment or social adaptation . |
| 5 | Those who fought for political control after James V 's death , therefore , were fighting for far more than personal position . |
| 6 | ‘ Rehabilitation medicine ’ at least sounds more positive , provided that it is recognised to mean far more than physical therapy and more than helping someone to recover from a single injury or illness . |
| 7 | Ronald Wright 's re-telling of the fate of the indigenous people is far more than another manifestation of the popular pastime of Columbus-bashing designed to ensure that this year 's quincentennial celebrations should be suitably controversial . |
| 8 | To the north and south of the town , gripping it along three quarters of its circuit , lay nearly eleven hundred acres of open fields , far more than enough land for housing the new industrial population . |
| 9 | In those circumstances , does he really think that a dying Parliament , a week after the Maastricht summit , should empower a lame-duck Prime Minister to use the royal prerogative to sign that treaty without any consultation with the British people whose rights will be affected far more than this Parliament ? |
| 10 | And it 's precisely because Hetfield 's gobbing has been taken into the equation , along with every other possible eventuality , that makes the truth of Metallica 's latest swagger towards that Biggest Band In The Known Universe mantle all the more remarkable : for this is fabulous , vital entertainment , far more than stage-managed hyperdrome extravaganzas ever deserve to be . |
| 11 | He 'd felt the anger and the bitterness of the woman — far more than any sense of anguish or loss . |