Example sentences of "fewer than [prep] the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total number killed was 16 fewer than at the same time last year . |
| 2 | 172 bomb incidents this year — 54 fewer than for the same period last year . |
| 3 | In the first 11 months of 1992 Brazil exported 15m bags of coffee — 14% fewer than in the same period of 1991 . |
| 4 | ‘ To date this year there have been 172 bomb incidents , 54 fewer than in the same period last year . |
| 5 | Since the start of August the UDA/UFF has stepped up its campaign , killing four people within four short weeks and since the start of the year the UVF have killed seven — two fewer than in the same period last year . |