Example sentences of "more than [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 However , and perhaps more importantly , it must be remembered that housing is more than simply a place to live in .
3 As a sociolinguist Stubbs sees reading , for instance , as more than simply a mechanism for decoding written into spoken words : he prefers to concern himself with understanding meaning , pointing out that ‘ we do not normally read meaningless material ’ ( ibid. p. 15 ) .
4 Resource-based learning therefore turns out to involve much more than simply a method of revitalizing and individualizing learning .
5 In almost every other respect , certainly , the Celtic Church appears to have been something more than simply a repository for Nazarean thought — as Nestorian Christianity was , for example .
6 In each case the shout is far more than simply a war cry .
7 The very fact that philip Augustus made no serious attempt to invade or attack Gascon ) , in the campaigns of 1202–4 may be more than simply a comment upon the military limitations of the French crown .
8 That of 1814 , however , became known as the Great Revival and it was much more than simply a recruitment phenomenon .
9 Section 2 to read : The Coordinator as part of his/her responsibility is part Area Secretary for a geographical area with no more than approximately a quarter of a million population .
10 A Tom Wood is more than just a portrait .
11 Thank the Goddess Zambia had had the sense to get out before some scuzzie had violated hir by more than just a beating .
12 At 3pm , he will meet Clinton and the two will be together for the next six hours , an indication that the president regards the Prime Minister 's visit as more than just a courtesy call .
13 The more easterly of the two valley roads which combine at Pierrefitte takes you first to the charming town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur , which may look like one place but is really two , with more than just a hyphen dividing them .
14 It seems they must have had more than just a message .
15 In her enchanting story of The Velveteen Rabbit , Margery Williams ' tells of a cloth rabbit who longs to be more than just a toy .
16 Your eurocheque card is much more than just a support for your eurocheques .
17 From the very start , one must realise that WordStar for Windows 1.5 is meant to be more than just a word-processor , but is perhaps more aptly billed as a document processor .
18 However , in purchasing the hard- and soft-ware we feel it is important to seek more than just a word-processor , because in future , publicity will play a major role .
19 Two 's company … three 's more than just a coincidence .
20 Perhaps now , in the same way , Judith Cowan 's new range or work can also be effective in a climate which desperately seeks more than just a checklist of intention .
21 But to the protestors who turned up today hunting is more than just a sport .
22 Chief Inspector was slightly more than just a copper , Meredith thought wryly , amused at his apparent self abasement .
23 When people speak of conceptual clustering , they often mean more than just a clustering process .
24 ‘ My Rolex is more than just a watch , it makes me feel dressed . ’
25 ‘ My Rolex , ’ says Kiri , ‘ is more than just a watch , it also makes me feel dressed .
26 One day , he hinted , he would insist she did , and for more than just a holiday .
27 Major certainly changed his life as he came back with a lot more than just a sun tan .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 This disagreement between the different schools of thought is more than just a storm in an academic teacup .
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