Example sentences of "[adj] than it sounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topics will include Compulsory Competitive Tendering , Local Management of Schools , the Community Charge and National Vocational Qualifications ( probably a lot more interesting than it sounds in black & white ! ) . |
| 2 | Maybe it 's more exciting than it sounds . |
| 3 | This may sound a silly question , since this book assumes that its readers are looking for a place to live in the British Isles , but it is more sensible than it sounds . |
| 4 | You 've got to get Boris 's agreement before anyone can press the trigger or is this actually much more dangerous than it sounds , is he saying we want to take over the nuclear weapons . |
| 5 | ( Since many farmers vote Socialist , this idea is less bland than it sounds . ) |
| 6 | What makes Mr Yashin 's ambitious goal less ludicrous than it sounds is Sberbank 's near-monopoly of Russia 's household savings . |
| 7 | This was far more tricky than it sounds . |
| 8 | Hearse Arête is certainly worth a mention , being much less macabre than it sounds , simply the companion to Undertake 's Buttress ! |
| 9 | This is a good deal more difficult than it sounds , as small pieces of fluff and hairs always seem to appear from thin air by the million and float down on to the glass ! |
| 10 | This is much more difficult than it sounds , and requires a great deal of skill and practice ( see Mann 1985 ; Oppenheim 1966 ) . |
| 11 | Planning the appointment of a language tutor in advance can be more difficult than it sounds . |
| 12 | ASKING PIGS AND CHICKENS HOW THEY PREFER TO LIVE IS LESS FANTASTIC THAN IT SOUNDS . |
| 13 | It was more enjoyable than it sounds , as there was good acting and some humour in it . |