Example sentences of "little more than [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Indeed , such progress has not been common to all publishers — some still produce little more than typesetting tapes with cryptic codes labelling the various components of each entry , and little or no accompanying software or documentation for their search or extraction . |
2 | In many cases , they are provided as little more than typesetting tapes , in need of considerable ’ cleaning up ’ or normalisation . |
3 | State authorities attempting to regulate youth culture are seen as little more than parent substitutes . |
4 | In effect , these were intended to be little more than reconnaissance raids on a large scale . |
5 | Credit managers have traditionally been regarded in many companies as little more than debt collectors , albeit often highly effective ones . |
6 | He could do little more than watch porpoises and gulls with them . |
7 | The self-centred and materialistic climate of the decade corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice , narrowing perspectives to the point where conversations comprise little more than house prices or retiling the bathroom . |
8 | Second , the institutions of government , apart from the Council , did little more than process decisions made elsewhere . |