Example sentences of "no more than a passing [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However much she 'd fallen in love with Rohan , to him she was no more than a passing fancy , to be enjoyed then discarded . |
| 2 | The US ambassador , who had marvelled at the readiness of the British to hazard so much in company with France ( a nation which they were in the habit of disparaging ) , now saw that this had been no more than a passing flirtation . |
| 3 | The ferreting season has just ended and those people with no more than a passing interest , perhaps a failed interest , will then be keen to dispose of their stock rather than feed and maintain them to the start of another season . |
| 4 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 5 | ‘ The basic level of social work and social care training pays no more than a passing eye to the kind of skills we need to develop in care management . |