Example sentences of "be for less [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As most interbank deposits are for less than one year , few banks will grant such a loan with a term of more than one year . |
| 2 | Most awards are for less than £1000 . |
| 3 | 401 , 405 , that no recommendation under the Act of 1965 should be for less than 12 years . |
| 4 | In 1987 , 2.16 million summonses were issued under this Administrative Default Procedure , two thirds of which were for less than £500 — there were only 1.98 million in 1983 . |
| 5 | of money claims in the county court in 1989 were for less than £500 , the small claims limit . |
| 6 | If the claim is for less than £500 , the district judge of the county court will automatically refer the matter to arbitration , unless there are good reasons why the matter should go to trial instead . |
| 7 | The obligation may arise from an express term in the lease or may be implied by statute : e.g. the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 , ss. 11 and 12 , which require the landlord to repair the exterior and structure of premises , where the lease of a dwelling house is for less than seven years . |
| 8 | A partial offer is a takeover offer which is for less than 100 per cent of the voting rights of the target company . |
| 9 | ( 2 ) A partial offer may not be made without the consent of the Panel , although this will usually be forthcoming where the offer is for less than 30 per cent of the company 's voting rights . |
| 10 | The changes included the introduction of the pre-trial review ( see above ) with the object , in part , of assisting the litigant in person , the encouragement of the use of arbitration rather than trial to resolve the dispute at the request of one of the parties , and the introduction of a rule that solicitor 's costs would not be awarded to the successful party where the claim was for less than £100 . |