Example sentences of "for less [subord] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But , as RICHARD BATH discovers , England 's appointment of coach DICK BEST for less than a year means that , instead of a bright new era , we can expect a diet of pragmatism and playing the percentages .
2 Never mind that numbers waiting for less than a year have risen , bringing the total number on waiting lists to almost a million — a new record high .
3 If , however , the seller has been able to re-sell the goods elsewhere only at a loss ( i.e. for less than the buyer had agreed to pay ) the seller is entitled to deduct that loss from the refund .
4 In addition , many of those who have had their homes repossessed are now being chased by building societies and banks for the short-falls arising after the sale of their homes , many of which are being sold for less than the mortgage owing on them .
5 ( b ) Money paid to a person in a public or quasi-public position to obtain the performance by him of a duty which he is bound to perform for nothing or for less than the sum demanded by him is recoverable to the extent that he is not entitled to it .
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