Example sentences of "not [be] less [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , a Contracting State is entitled to declare that an application must be filed within a stated period from the date of entry of the judgment , a period which must not be less than one year . |
| 2 | They should not be less than one metre deep and all peat , silt and made-up ground should be avoided . |
| 3 | This is 1 million Hungarian forints ( roughly equal to £8,000 ) , and although the contribution of members may differ it may not be less than 100,000 forints each and the amount must be divisible by 10,000 forints . |
| 4 | One to house four ferrets should not be less than 3 feet ( 1 metre ) tall at the front and have a sloping roof . |
| 5 | This period of initial intervention should not be less than 3 weeks . |
| 6 | The distance of the cluster is believed to be over 9000 light-years ; it contains several thousands of stars , and it can not be less than 30 light-years in diameter . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) If — ( a ) the action does not cease under subsection ( 2 ) ; and ( b ) the court at the trial is satisfied that the lessor is entitled to enforce the right of re-entry or forfeiture , the court shall order possession of the land to be given to the lessor at the expiration of such period , not being less than 4 weeks from the date of the order , as the court thinks fit , unless within that period the lessee pays into court all the rent in arrear and the costs of the action . |
| 8 | Section 138 does not affect the court 's powers to grant relief on such terms as it thinks fit under s 146(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925 , but subject thereto , it provides that where rent arrears have not been paid into court not less than five clear days before the hearing , then if there is a right of re-entry or forfeiture the court must order possession at the expiry of such period , not being less than four weeks from the date of the order , as the court thinks fit , unless within that period the lessee pays into court all the rent in arrears and the costs . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) The offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares offered , and limiting a period ( not being less than fourteen days ) within which the offer , if not accepted , will be deemed to be declined . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) The offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares offered , and limiting a period ( not being less than fourteen days ) within which the offer , if not accepted , will be deemed to be declined . |
| 11 | All such offers of Shares shall be made by notice in writing and every such offer shall limit a time ( not being less than twenty-one days or more than forty-two days ) within which the offer must be accepted or , in default , will be deemed to have been declined . |
| 12 | All such offers of Shares shall be made by notice in writing and every such offer shall limit a time ( not being less than twenty-one days or more than forty-two days ) within which the offer must be accepted or , in default , will be deemed to have been declined . |