| 1 | There is no difference in meaning in American English. To many Americans, 'no more than' sounds easier on the ear than 'not more than'. | |
| 2 | Alice said to herself, as well as she could for sneezing. | |
| 3 | The dog squeezed himself through the bars of the gate with no difficulty at all. | |
| 4 | 'There's certainly too much pepper in that soup! ' Alice said to herself, as well as she could for sneezing. | |
| 5 | I realize that many people have difficulties making new habits stick and it doesn't have to be that way. |