Example sentences of "nothing more [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The state is nothing more than a machine for the oppression of one class by another . ’ |
| 2 | Then they turn against the Prime Minister with a viciousness and a bitterness that suggests that previous talk of unity was nothing more than a charade . |
| 3 | Diana was nothing more than a schoolgirl , unworldly in the extreme . |
| 4 | ( The Booker , thought Jeffrey , had recently become nothing more than a branch of Overseas Development . ) |
| 5 | It could be nothing more than a speculation , since at that point levels of attainment had no meaning other than their definition in the Report . |
| 6 | If a lake is built behind the barrage , it will be nothing more than a sewage pit . |
| 7 | One obvious possibility here is to regard the union Parliament as representative of all parties and thus as empowered to vary the terms of union — nothing more than a rationalisation of its sovereignty . |
| 8 | They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda , and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab . |
| 9 | It costs nothing more than a smile . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ This is very interesting , ’ she said , ‘ but I 'm afraid that it is nothing more than a performance . |
| 11 | Scorpios love nothing more than a chance to break a social taboo . |
| 12 | Her companion , ’ the landlord shrugged , ‘ really nothing more than a boy . |
| 13 | The father 's solicitors appear to have thought perhaps otherwise and that the hearing on 27 January would be nothing more than a formality . |
| 14 | This ‘ outsider ’ stance is , of course , nothing new , and if it bore the bulk of the band 's appeal , would be nothing more than a gimmick in itself . |
| 15 | But it would be foolish to dismiss it as nothing more than a gimmick . |
| 16 | This is the disastrous way in which they have trivialized the rich complexity of black life by reducing it to nothing more than a response to racism . |
| 17 | It has been said many times that the word ‘ conviction ’ is ambiguous and it has sometimes been construed in a statutory context as referring to nothing more than a finding of guilt . |
| 18 | For example , the ‘ village community ’ can signify nothing more than a type of settlement — a small number of people living together in a rural location usually in a nucleated pattern . |
| 19 | Until Silas came it was nothing more than a wilderness . ’ |
| 20 | Wood 's principles are those of Loudon more than three decades later : ‘ a palace is nothing more than a cottage IMPROVED ’ , he wrote . |
| 21 | A sense of detachment might produce a sharper view , but he felt unreal , as if the scene he was viewing was nothing more than a backdrop at a theatre which might roll itself up and disappear when the present act was over . |
| 22 | This view has long been linked with those who have argued that the company should not be specially regulated by the state since it owed its existence to nothing more than a contract between individual property owners . |
| 23 | A call of nature interrupted my pleasure and I went out to the necessary house behind the tavern , nothing more than a hole in the ground enclosed by a shabby wooden palisade and a door which bolted from the inside . |
| 24 | Quite a few people argue that managed competition is nothing more than a compromise , cobbled together to make sure that the mighty insurers and high-tech hospitals stay in business . |
| 25 | " Might it be nothing more than a girl ? " |
| 26 | In reality , the basis for the prevailing sense of optimism was nothing more than a sense that , with hostilities now ended , everyone could get back to business as usual . |
| 27 | If life is nothing more than a moving from one activity to the next it is not surprising if we become restless , cluttered and superficial . |
| 28 | Then like a fool he had spoken of Maud , and Sarah had seen him as nothing more than a philanderer . |
| 29 | I enjoy living in the countryside and like nothing more than a stroll through the villages . |
| 30 | Now , if the phrase heavy rock means nothing more than a pile of boulders , then you may fear that what follows is not your cup of tea . |