Example sentences of "[art] less time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We found that the larger the group , the less time its members tended to spend on task . |
| 2 | The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child . |
| 3 | The lower the choice of field is made , the fewer fields are within reach and the less time there is to decide which one is best . |
| 4 | The more time and energy you give to developing residencies in hospitals and working with other people the less time there is for your own work . |
| 5 | While the less time she spent in Vitor 's proximity , the less wear and tear there would be on her nerves , his mother 's appeal made insisting on an early exit seem impolite . |
| 6 | He wanted more of DeFries ' time as well and the more DeFries saw things going on that he did n't like , the less time he wanted to put in to both of them . |
| 7 | The longer you stave that off , the less time you will spend building fatigue toxins . |
| 8 | Another important point is that the less time you have in which to do something , the more it costs because you start to run into things like overtime and special delivery payments , rush jobs and so on . |
| 9 | ‘ I certainly have made a lot of mistakes and I have learned that the higher up the ladder you go , the less time you have in which to make your decisions . |
| 10 | Well I must n't keep you talking because the more I , the more I keep you talking the less time you have to do it . |
| 11 | The later it comes , the less time it stays . ’ |
| 12 | Graham Ward , the Price Waterhouse partner on the Prudential audit and vice-chairman of the Institute 's Auditing Committee , says : ‘ The more efficient a company 's accounting function might be , the less time it should take to do the audit . ’ |
| 13 | The more people there are helping the less time it takes . |
| 14 | The more people there are around , the less time I have to spend trying to be civil to Piers Morrison ! ’ |