Example sentences of "[adv] more [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so more than ever the ‘ voluntary ’ CAB finds itself carrying out what should be in effect a statutory task . |
| 2 | Houses , particularly in Western society , confer upon their occupants much more than merely the roofs over their heads ; they involve status and an expression of place in society . |
| 3 | And , finally , those extra , necessary words — grouped and coloured — somehow more than just a list of words ! |
| 4 | Even 17.8 per cent , however , was still more than double the growth of average earnings over that period . |
| 5 | But was it ever more than just a project for a project ? |
| 6 | They comprise some 21 per cent of rural housing stock on average , and Shucksmith ( 1981 ) indicates that , during 1968–73 in England and Wales there were usually more than double the number of local authority houses being built per 1,000 population in urban than in rural districts . |
| 7 | Now that I 'd definitely decided to welcome the baby , I 'd have to start planning with a bit more efficiency than in the past , when , so far as one could see , I had been working vaguely on the basis that God would provide ; and why the hell He should in a case like this was probably more than even the most devout believer could have told me . |
| 8 | But such an identification was probably more than merely an exercise in wish-fulfilment by the ego on behalf of the id . |
| 9 | Sociology , as a social science , is more than just a collection of empirical findings and is also more than just a set of speculative armchair ‘ theories ’ . |
| 10 | Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you think , ’ Mrs Grandison suggested , ‘ that we need a little more than just a snack ? |
| 12 | Declared expenditure on defence and security is now more than double the expenditure on health . |
| 13 | Bentley is Back And now more than just a badge 16 |
| 14 | Suddenly , after battling all season with Manchester City for third place in the First Division , the Wednesday player-manager finds that finishing second is now more than just a pipe dream . |
| 15 | Some thoughtful Germans , such as Volker Rühe , general secretary of the ruling Christian Democrats , argue that now more than ever the Europeans should speed moves to form a multinational force that includes German soldiers . |
| 16 | If , as they fervently hope , Waqar Younis has recovered sufficiently from the stress fracture in his back to bowl as he did in taking 113 first-class wickets last season at a cost of 14 each — a wicket for every 30 balls he bowled — and Imran 's shoulder injury permits him , after all , to play as more than just a batsman-captain , theirs will be a fast bowling attack as strong , at least on paper , as any the West Indies had during the 16 years of world supremacy which came to an end here last summer . |
| 17 | Then , as time went on and hypnosis gained credibility and was thought of as more than just a form of stage entertainment , more and more hypnotherapists began to use present-life regression in their work . |
| 18 | This was around the time he first started seeing me as more than just an employee . |
| 19 | In doing this , they make it easier to understand why some form of local government continues to survive as more than simply a creature of the centre . |
| 20 | But OALD is far more than just a dictionary . |
| 21 | But Seefeld is far more than just a place to swing your mashie niblick . |
| 22 | For to say that Jesus was a ‘ rightful king ’ means far more than it might simply in today 's world — far more than just a legitimate inherited position as head , symbolic or otherwise , of a secular state . |
| 23 | The haircut , however , evolved into far more than just a one-off for a TV series . |
| 24 | It 's far more than just a place to drink ; it 's the social and conversational heart of any Irish village . |
| 25 | Still , the Carolingian Renaissance in the mid-ninth century touched far more than just a select clerical few . |
| 26 | It is far more than just an accidental entrance to your home . |
| 27 | It seemed to her a precious gift , far more than just an alleviation of present discomfort . |
| 28 | The number of individual schools developing their own non-sexist and anti-sexist initiatives is increasing continuously , and most tackle far more than just the official curriculum , aiming to provide verbal and physical ‘ space ’ for girls , to tackle careers and option choices and to involve parents . |
| 29 | Launer , which carries the Royal Warrant , offers far more than just the style for which the Queen is famous . |
| 30 | In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry . |