Example sentences of "are less [adj] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The establishment of compatibility is slower and it remains less stable when the two animals are both of high initial dominance ; thus two males are less compatible than a male — female dyad . |
| 2 | Degreasers can , with care , be applied to aluminium surfaces as silicates are less corrosive than the caustics . |
| 3 | These claims are less vague than the logic claim , because a question or a speaking turn is easy enough to identify with precision . |
| 4 | It seems clear that , because they probably do not have as much of their total assets dependent upon the fortunes of a specific firm , the firm 's shareholders are less risk-averse than the manager . |
| 5 | There were thus two possibilities : Either we are in a region of the universe in which strong sources are less frequent than the average ; or the density of sources was higher in the past , when the light left the more distant sources on its journey toward us . |
| 6 | The British backed the plan but are less enthusiastic than the French . |
| 7 | Are less inconstant than a Woman 's Soul : |
| 8 | In fact , astronomers who conduct such surveys estimate that 95 per cent of stars are less luminous than the Sun . |
| 9 | They are less welcome than a troop of ticket inspectors . |
| 10 | After a study of academic enterprise in the US , Matthew Bullock of Barclays Bank , concludes that specific ‘ technology transfer mechanisms ’ are less important than the willingness of universities to allow their academics to work for industry ‘ on the side ’ . |
| 11 | The guidelines include a list of entry qualifications which for the most part are similar to those granting entry to the Council 's teacher-training courses for would-be school teachers ; in that respect , they do not accord with NATFHE 's belief that formal entry requirements are less important than the achievement of terminal standards . |