Example sentences of "is more than " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is more than a hint of the search for the philosopher 's stone . |
| 2 | ‘ Working Title ’ have a slate of releases for 1991 which is more than impressive : in addition to ‘ ROBIN HOOD ’ produced by Sarah Radclyffe for 20th Century Fox , they have also completed two American based productions : ‘ DROP DEAD FRED ’ with Rik Mayall and Phoebe Cates and ‘ RUBIN AND ED ’ . |
| 3 | Unless the wind is more than about 45° to the direction of take-off , a strong cross wind seldom creates problems . |
| 4 | Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill . |
| 5 | While provision for his guests is more than adequate , his bedroom consists of a single bed with a small television at its foot , remotely controlled . |
| 6 | 'You look fresh as a daisy which is more than can be said for the rest of us. ’ said John . |
| 7 | Indeed brain-mind identity is more than a belief , it is a hypothesis which seems to be the simplest explanation of the mind-brain problem , if it is a problem , and therefore one which parsimony requires us to accept . |
| 8 | If your income is more than your ‘ applicable amount ’ the maximum benefit you could get is reduced by 15% ( 15p in every £1 ) of the difference between the applicable amount and the income . |
| 9 | Nature is likely to follow art , art here being the pure abstraction of Stavrogin 's remark that even negation is more than he can manage . |
| 10 | This is more than triple the national average , itself one of the worst in the developed world . |
| 11 | Unlike the leaders of the other three ‘ independent ’ homelands — all toadies of Pretoria — he is more than ready to pour scorn on the fundamental fraudulence of the nation he purportedly leads . |
| 12 | Boundary disputing is more than demeaning ; it is also expensive . |
| 13 | The plot is more than faintly ludicrous but the music is Rossini at his most inspired — even when one suspects that he is writing with tongue in cheek . |
| 14 | To quench is more than to refresh although our lying , lascivious eyes tell us the two are the same . |
| 15 | A financier in the Manchester broking community said yesterday : ‘ It is more than a possibility that he will make an offer to get Knighton out of his hole . ’ |
| 16 | Law and order in Uganda IT IS more than a decade since Kampala was one of the world 's danger capitals , when Uganda was under the sway of Idi Amin , the murderous clown now in exile in the Middle East . |
| 17 | He remains synonymous with Manchester United which is more than will ever be said about the principal figures in that disturbing saga of boardroom intrigue which has been occupying our attention this season . |
| 18 | As this is more than a fair reflection of Sri Lanka 's strengths and weaknesses , it was all very accommodating . |
| 19 | Whether this lopsided record and Stewart 's stewardship is more than just coincidental will be a matter for the Test and County Cricket Board to discuss when his contract comes up again next April . |
| 20 | As measures of relative prosperity , the number of households with three or more cars in Easton is more than double that for the two district council areas in which it is located , and the quality of the housing stock and amenities is higher , with the proportion of households in Easton which have use of only an outside flush toilet being half that of the general area . |
| 21 | This is more than a book about a rear gunner , however ; it is a factual account of a bomber crew , and , written with an unpretentious style , it is both easy to read and hard to put down . |
| 22 | To begin with , there is more than a hint of circularity about Eccleshall 's definition of Conservatism . |
| 23 | Distance casting is rarely needed and a 50 yard job is more than adequate for flounder . |
| 24 | They do n't know English but it is more than that . |
| 25 | The waiting period for Entry Certificates at the British Consulate in Bombay is more than a year . |
| 26 | Wearing trousers is more than a fashion choice for them , it is a religious requirement . |
| 27 | GMs wind-cheating coupe is more than a pretty face . |
| 28 | The energy content of fat is more than double that of protein and nearly three times as much as carbohydrate . |
| 29 | Learning an old language — Middle English , Old French , Latin — is more than an exercise in matching modern word for old word . |
| 30 | ‘ It is of thrilling interest as a story , but it is more than that ; it is a kind of poem , and it has the great virtue of improving as it goes on . |