Example sentences of "[verb] the [adj] [subord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general election of that year was boycotted by Mosley , using the less than inspiring slogan of ‘ Fascism next time ’ as the rationale for his decision . |
| 2 | The essential differences remain the same as last year : whaling nations such as Japan , Norway and Iceland [ which withdrew from the IWC at the start of the meeting — see ED 59/60 ] accuse those opposed to whaling on largely ethical grounds , including the UK and US , of : i ) misinterpreting the charter of the IWC , which was set up to regulate and sustain whale hunting , not to decide on the morality of whaling as such ; and ii ) interfering with the economic livelihoods of whaling communities . |
| 3 | Announcing the lower than expected year end results in his preface to the accounts , Company Chairman John Evans has told shareholders that the DVR was ‘ pursuing a declared policy of excellence ’ , but that net profits tumbled nearly £111,000 from £171,077 in 1990 to £60,260 before tax last year ! |
| 4 | It is fun to dig out a nice long briar stem from the hedgerow for this purpose , but how can you be sure about what you are getting or whether two identical buds will behave the same as each other when they are on different stock stems ? |
| 5 | I mean if you want could you say I want the same as fourth year job ? |
| 6 | The back of a head pushed one of them aside and pressed so close into her face that hair came into her mouth , she could smell the less than clean hair and see the beads of dandruff . |
| 7 | How many pears can I buy for £1.08 if 70 almonds cost the same as 50 chestnuts , 48 chestnuts cost the same as one pomegranate , 18 pomegranates cost the same as 28 lemons , 10 lemons cost the same as 25 pears , and 108 almonds cost 9p ? |
| 8 | That says the same as that look , float . |
| 9 | Back by the regatta , the picnic lunches are in full swing — with typical British stiff upper lip , everyone 's eating outdoors and ignoring the less than summery weather . |
| 10 | Middlesbrough fans feared the worst when central defender Nicky Mohan was sent off for a second bookable offence . |
| 11 | Furthermore , the t-test takes into account background variation , unlike the percentage measures — which partially explains the less than total symmetry between the two measures of performance . |
| 12 | Local resorts wanted the respectable if unrestrained reveller . |
| 13 | The main contract is progressing well , following the successful if frantic mobilisation period , which reflects great credit on those involved , particularly Jan van Smirran who has since been transferred too Singapore to manage this and other contracts . |