Example sentences of "less [adj] than [adj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are designed to be less restrictive than full safety helmets and are known as ‘ bump caps ’ . |
| 2 | Lone parent families are less likely than two parent families to have household consumer durables . |
| 3 | Excise duty revenue from alcoholic drinks is much less buoyant than total excise duty . |
| 4 | Providing you understand clearly the rationale for whole group work , it is often much less complex than small group work ; a simple narrative thread can keep the drama alive . |
| 5 | The new vehicles , a Swedish make , are considerably less polluting than older double-decker buses , which in many cases caused pollution well above European Community standards . |
| 6 | It is certainly less important than central government commitment to investing in road and related infra-structure and dealing with the problems of land contamination and improving the environment . ’ |
| 7 | Those with a sweet tooth will love Delight Vanilla & Strawberry and Vanilla & Chocolate ice cream , with a third less fat than normal ice cream . |
| 8 | The latter would be more feasible and less expensive than large-scale ground operations . |
| 9 | The end result may sometimes be less polished than purpose-made demonstration material but case study material is intended as a working document of current classroom practice and it has the advantage of flexibility in the ways it can be used . |