The eye is bigger than the belly. From LearnThat.org. [George Herbert (1593-1633), English clergyman, writer & metaphysical poet.]
The banking powers are more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. From Wordnik.com. [Pragmatic Witness] Reference
I should glory more in his title than in the Duke of. From Wordnik.com. [The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1] Reference
People say it's harder to defend the title than win it. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed] Reference
Had David a better right to the title than the great poet?. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850] Reference
He worked much harder for his title than Boxer did for hers. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
The Last Story, there may be more to the title than it seems. From Wordnik.com. [QJ.NET] Reference
Few philosophers were more deserving of the title than, Bayle. From Wordnik.com. [Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)] Reference
He cared much more about the look and the label than who I was. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2006] Reference
But Jill, you're probably more familiar with the term than I am. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Storm Ravages Mississippi - February 24, 2001] Reference
This week, I pondered more over the title than the actual challenge. From Wordnik.com. [TechRepublic Blogs] Reference
People focus more on what's on the label than on what's in the glass. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Diva Is Wine] Reference
This is encapsulation in a much weaker sense of the term than Fodor's. From Wordnik.com. [Modularity of Mind] Reference
I had more fun memorizing the title than listening to the actual song. From Wordnik.com. [All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com] Reference
We know of no man more deserving the title than the one mentioned above. From Wordnik.com. [History of the First African Baptist Church, From its Organization, January 20th, 1788, to July 1st, 1888. Including the Centennial Celebration, Addresses, Sermons, Etc.] Reference
Mr. Hartley, but he would do more credit to the title than many I could name. From Wordnik.com. [With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman] Reference
Jake Shields: Cung Le would rather vacate the title than have to fight me for it. From Wordnik.com. [MMA Mania] Reference
And -- and we actually conversed more on the title than we have on anything else. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Game Matters Most] Reference
We will even be more divided during his term than we are during Bush's presidency. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
The Hilton actually offers Northern Iowa at better odds to win the title than UNLV. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Protestants are more likely to refer to their clergy by the term than are Catholics. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Perry Groves thinks Arsenal are no closer to the title than this stage 12 months ago. From Wordnik.com. [Give Me Football Featured Content] Reference
Obviously, this is a much more restricted use of the term than is being employed here. From Wordnik.com. [Physicalism] Reference
The former governor notes the unemployment rate was lower during his term than it is now. From Wordnik.com. [Political Realm] Reference
I believe its better to wear the label than wear the common clothes of a prisoner society. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It was said at the time that no man ever tried harder to hang on to his title than Leahy did. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
Why is it more ridiculous for a group in Illinois to define the term than for a group in. From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
Actual terrorists are no more offended by the term than burglars are of being called burglars. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It was a truthful nickname, but there was deeper power in the title than the English scoffers knew. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
"We have more chance to win the title than either them or Arsenal because that is what the table says.". From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie] Reference
President Obama has more vacant Cabinet positions at this point in his term than any other recent president. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
He was everyone's buddy, articulate, and most people were better off at the end of his term than at the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [he was no saint, and slew no dragon] Reference
I probably fell a little bit harder for the title than I should have, and when I talk below about fans that seem to like. From Wordnik.com. Reference
To his credit, Martin Torrijos has built more roads and bridges in his term than probably all of this predecessors combined. From Wordnik.com. [Panama Guide] Reference
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama has more vacant Cabinet positions at this point in his term than any other recent president. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
The truth is that violent crime was higher at the end of his term than when he took office, and he raised taxes more than he cut them. From Wordnik.com. [Huckabee Cut Crime and Taxes?] Reference
Instead of regular hot dogs, we got Healthy Choice, all-beef franks that had significantly less fat on the label than regular hot dogs. From Wordnik.com. [The ADD Blog at Comic Book Galaxy] Reference
However the result will be another minority government, and another general election, that one much sooner into the term than this one. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
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