Example sentences of "less [adj] than [art] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course the Amsterdam incident was less grave than the Heysel disaster , which cost 39 lives and caused all English clubs to be suspended indefinitely . |
| 2 | Several transports were sent to convey us to the camp , and they were certainly less basic than the RAF ones we were used to , and when we arrived at the aircraft hangar where the jollifications were being held , it was ablaze with coloured lights and swarming with people , and a seven piece band was being very loud on the platform . |
| 3 | Environmental groups are concerned that the new department will be less capable than the White House Council on Environmental Quality , which Clinton wants to disband , of enforcing the National Environmental Protection Act and mediating disputes between federal agencies over environmental issues . |
| 4 | As for the controversy , he says : ‘ They are certainly less shocking than the Schnittke cadenzas for the Beethoven Violin Concerto . |
| 5 | Up to 40 flights a day bring in weapons and ammunition , including Frog 7s , a short range surface-to-surface missile that is less expensive than the Scud missiles already provided . |
| 6 | Slightly less competitive than a Hillman Hunter and a good deal less reliable it has yet to race . |
| 7 | The massacre of the Alamo is less audience-grabbing than a Vietnam village scorched in napalm . |