Example sentences of "[n mass] less [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total value of the property taken was put at £925 , £54 less than the cost of the damage caused . |
| 2 | The cost of these changes are prices roughly £400 less than the five-door versions and highly competitive with the opposition . |
| 3 | Pitched at £400 less than the IBM RS/6000 model 220 , the colour 705 can be upgraded to use the 50MHz 710 PA-RISC board , upgradability , which HP claims , is offered neither by Sun nor IBM . |
| 4 | It costs £400 less than the CIC Sigma and £146 less than the slightly lower specified Greenfield machine . |
| 5 | Five shillings ( 2s. less than the lowest amount which , according to Rowntree , could support an individual for a week ) was held to be too low . |
| 6 | The loss was £100,000 less than the group predicted when it launched an £18.5m rights issue to refinance the group in August . |
| 7 | Equipped like that however , the RS weighs only 4% less than an ordinary 911 Carrera 2 , which seems to defeat the object of the exercise . |
| 8 | The Zener voltage should be chosen so that it is approximately 1V less than the nominal on-load battery voltage . |
| 9 | For those who want a complete directory' not only of the world 's railways but also of manufacturers of railway equipment of every kind , from coaches to couplings , then Jane 's is your book — provided you have £50 to spare , which is £7 less than a second class return from London to Newcastle . |
| 10 | Explaining that the parish precept had risen to 8 percent less than the 11–1/2 percent predicted for many other councils , David Clark , finance and general purposes chairman , was questioned by Col. John Dabson . |
| 11 | He did not explain how he arrived at that figure , but it turns out — conveniently — to be £93 less than the £420 student loan that the Government are now making available . |
| 12 | An aspiring university teacher appointed in his early 20s is likely to earn at least £4,000 less than an articled clerk in a City solicitors ' firm . |
| 13 | The Hampden File can be obtained from Harry Moyle at 57 Astbury Avenue , Parkstone , Poole , Dorset BH12 5DU at £14.50 — £2 less than the bookshop price . |
| 14 | It costs £400 less than the CIC Sigma and £146 less than the slightly lower specified Greenfield machine . |
| 15 | The Marixx DS is priced at $18,000 ; $1,000 less than the comparable Sun box , the firm claims . |
| 16 | Home-killed lamb is the best value , reveals a Meat and Livestock Commission report , which says meat is better value now than it was 10 years ago and has risen in price 15% less than the rise in inflation |
| 17 | Note that the upper bow is 15% less than the lower . |
| 18 | I eventually bought an MX-5 with hard-top , limited slip diff , air conditioning and option package A for £8000 , some £6000 less than a tax-free UK-supplied car of the same specification . |
| 19 | One recent study ** looks at four ways in which a treaty might , over the next 40 years , cut global emissions to 50% less than the levels they would reach without a change in policy . |
| 20 | It 's £11 less than a single British Rail ticket from London to Glasgow . |
| 21 | That is £150 less than the current summer rates and £70 off last year 's prices . |
| 22 | ‘ The average couple will pay £200 less than the poll tax , ’ he said . |
| 23 | That was about £800,000 less than the original estimate of £4.5m. which officers felt was unacceptable . |
| 24 | Thames exercised the clause by hiring one piece of plant for £40,000 less than the contractor had paid — and found that it eased tensions between them . |
| 25 | Figures released by the Central Statistical Office yesterday showed that the current account was £1.4billion in the red in November , some £300million less than the revised deficit for October and the lowest since March . |
| 26 | Peter Davenport , who joined Middlesbrough from Manchester United for £700,000 less than a year ago , may seek a move after being left out of the squad for Saturday 's game at Watford . |
| 27 | It costs £13,950 without extras , £2,000 less than the Escort RS 2000 , the replacement for the XR3i . |
| 28 | The winners , for example , will collect only around £5,000 less than the £30,000 total prize money that was on offer for the sub-continent 's 1987 World Cup , which is doubtless why Australia and the West Indies were eventually persuaded to join the party after originally blowing it a loud raspberry . |
| 29 | The height of the frame should be at least 2 cm less than the length of the bag so that the bottom of the bag will rest firmly on the surface on which the frame is standing . |
| 30 | That is the same price Leeds council paid them in the mid 1980 's and about £2.5m less than the local authority are looking for now . |