Example sentences of "[noun] but [pron] is more " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major added : ‘ It is necessary to enforce the no-fly zone but there is more than one way of doing that . |
| 2 | Ground can sometimes be hired on a commercial basis but it is more often totally free of charge provided the farmer is assured of your good character and dependability . |
| 3 | A ten-year-old could be detained in a police cell for up to 36 hours but it is more common for children to be released into the care of social workers overnight . |
| 4 | Material realities may be profound sources of satisfaction or discontent but it is more often symbols which signal to people their own position , their own worth , and their own precariousness . |
| 5 | There is not the offensive mouth and dirty tongue of Mercurius but there is more throbbing with the Lachesis tension , like a pot on the boil , a sense of pent up energy . |
| 6 | I 'll give you the cast list but it is more or less the same as last time . |
| 7 | Such slivers may be an accurate representation of the true situation but it is more likely that they are the result of inaccurate digitization , imprecise surveying , or the use of maps of considerably different scale . |
| 8 | The state of the country 's finances does n't allow this Government , or its successor , to wave a magic wand over the housing problem but there is more that could be done . |
| 9 | The fact that her husband was having a homosexual relationship does not come as a surprise but it is more difficult for Blanche to accept because he needed help but she caused his death by saying that he ‘ disgusted ’ her . |
| 10 | It is again a network but it is more like a computer program flow diagram than either PERT or CPM . |
| 11 | It is again a network but it is more like a computer program flow diagram than either PERT or CPM . |