Example sentences of "be less [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That would be less than a complete solution . |
| 2 | the probability of flooding must be less than a specified level ; |
| 3 | In order for an apparent consent or refusal of consent to be less than a true consent or refusal , there must be such a degree of external influence as to persuade the patient to depart from her own wishes , to an extent that the law regards it as undue . |
| 4 | If there is less than a certain amount , the gravitational force will be insufficient to stop a never-ending expansion . |
| 5 | The standard answer to suggestions that the judiciary is less than a representative cross-section of society is that the Lord Chancellor can only fashion judges from the timber he finds on the list of QCs . |