Example sentences of "[no cls] less [subord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research on the Plynlimon catchment in upland Wales , for example , indicates that streamflow from the afforested area is c. 15 per cent less than from nearby grassland ( Blackie and Newson 1986 ) . |
| 2 | It does appear that , in general , British new towns have a better than average safety record : a 1975 TRRL report suggests that the frequency of injury accidents in seven ‘ Mark One ’ new towns was about 20 per cent less than in other towns . |
| 3 | In the provinces most affected by the wave of prosperity the number of cattle thefts reported in 1898 — 9 was twenty-seven per cent less than in 1897 and 1900 ( Table 3.4 ) . |
| 4 | But , in 1984 , by the end of the relocation programme , house prices in the Corby area were still 15 per cent less than in the South East . |
| 5 | In the USA , income in the largest post-war cohorts is indeed about 15 per cent less than in smaller cohorts ( Easterlin 1980 ) and their scholastic education scores have been lower . |
| 6 | They are clearly attracted by the knowledge that they are able to buy a public house for at least 50 per cent to 60 per cent less than in the hectic days of 1989/90 . |
| 7 | A current-account surplus of $966 million was achieved in 1989 which was 39 per cent less than in 1988 . |
| 8 | Measured in US dollars , prices had averaged .5 of 1 per cent less than in 1988 owing to " sharp reductions in the price of most metals , especially copper , aluminium , and nickel , as well as in the prices of coffee , cocoa , vegetable oils , and protein meals " . |
| 9 | ‘ The budget simply reflects that we have fewer people out of work about 30 per cent less than in 1987 . |
| 10 | The Inland Revenue took in £4,684 million last month , almost 5 per cent less than in February 1992 . |