Example sentences of "to be more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The content of an article will tend to be determined by its length ; no newspaper article is likely to be more than 1,000 words , which precludes any chance of detailed analysis . |
| 2 | ‘ It is routine procedure that there needs to be more than one staff member on the premises when a project is open to the public . |
| 3 | Depicting a muscular young man , naked and balancing on his left leg , it is thought to be more than 370 years old and the most significant example of Renaissance sculpture to come up for auction . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the total population is obviously very small , possibly less than 100 , and unlikely to be more than 1000 . |
| 5 | An advisory committee had voiced doubts about L* 's management and cost — likely to be more than $700m , of which the SSC would pay only $250m . |
| 6 | But it is a little unusual for there to be more than one left in at this stage . |
| 7 | For example the Oak at the corner of the restaurant is thought to be more than 600 years old . |
| 8 | In case you are frightened off , may I say that it is unusual for there to be more than three major matters arising from a survey on the average house . |
| 9 | A policeman stopped her in Chawton , where the alcohol in her breath was found to be more than twice the legal limit . |
| 10 | Although associated with Brian Boru , the 11th-century high king of Ireland , the harp is in fact unlikely to be more than five hundred years old . |
| 11 | ‘ We will have to get other people to write for us because it 's going to be more than 100 pages . ’ |
| 12 | Police stopped Kelly , of Chelmsford , and a breath test showed him to be more than twice the legal alcohol limit . |
| 13 | MANAGER Chris Turner is part of a three-man syndicate that has bought First Division Peterborough United for a sum believed to be more than £1 million . |
| 14 | By December 1990 , the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) had received reports of over 305,000 people with AIDS from 179 countries , but they estimate that the true number of cases is likely to be more than 800,000 , with between 8–10 million infected with HIV . |
| 15 | The total cost is likely to be more than £20,000 and a further £10,000 will be needed for major firebox and boiler repairs on No. 1 ‘ Talyllyn ’ . |
| 16 | Erlich had gone down to New Scotland Yard fast enough to be more than 25 minutes early for his appointment . |
| 17 | Their numbers in further and higher education colleges in the UK alone were estimated in 1985 to be more than 55,000 , representing remarkable progress even by comparison with the situation 15 years earlier when none but a few pioneering colleges made any special effort to accommodate students with disabilities or learning difficulties . |
| 18 | That would be a scandal anywhere else on the planet , but it will be a blessing for Brazil , where the price rise in May is expected to be more than 30% . |
| 19 | The combination of duties proved to be more than one man could perform , and Weir , in short , neglected his duties in the regality court and in fact spent most of his time in Rutherglen , where his family resided . |
| 20 | In Miami alone there are reported to be more than fifty botanicas — shops selling all the necessities of the cult — and there are also pet-shops specializing in the doves , chickens and peacocks which devotees require for the rituals . |
| 21 | It is unlikely to be more than $3,995 and could be slashed even more before Tuesday November 10 when the box is officially launched . |
| 22 | It was to be more than two years before I saw Paris again . |
| 23 | But the massive invasion of France in 1544 proved to be more than twice as expensive as the government had estimated : it cost nearly £650,000 instead of the predicted £250,000 . |
| 24 | This is amply illustrated by Table 11.1 , which shows the basic statistics for each station , including the 30-second average cost per thousand for 1991 , which suggests that a customer in London is judged , by the market at least , to be more than three times as valuable as a customer in Ulster or Border regions . |
| 25 | The second question which arises for determination is whether the proceeding before the justice or justices , if there happens to be more than one justice before whom the person arrested is brought under section 7(5) , necessitates the giving of evidence on oath with the opportunity to the person arrested or his legal representative to cross-examine and the person arrested having the opportunity to give evidence himself , before the justice of the peace may properly form an opinion on the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) . |
| 26 | There had to be more than a dozen black bulges hiding under the foreskin . |
| 27 | It was to be more than five years before they were able to lead a normal married life . |
| 28 | Is it going to be more than a hundred ? |
| 29 | At the end of December 1990 there were estimated to be more than 92,000 neighbourhood watch schemes in England and Wales , covering nearly 5 million households . |
| 30 | In particular he thinks the educated should have at least two votes , he does n't say how many erm that 's a matter determined case-by-case I take it , erm erratically it could be a thousand votes I mean he does n't rule that out , he does n't say it has to be more than one er two , but erm his view is that the educated to a specially privileged in a specially privileged position because they are erm more able to use their vote sensibly or to be given more than one vote , so we need now there 's going to be a question erm how do you know who the educated people are to make such suggestions , anyone with a university degree will be pleased to hear gets more than one vote on Mill 's system . |