Example sentences of "by less than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the strike , which has reduced total coal output by less than a third , will reduce all energy supplies by only 6% . |
| 2 | Dr Devious had finished twelve lengths behind St Jovite in the Irish Derby and they were separated by less than a nostril yesterday . |
| 3 | Over the decade from 1960 to 1970 the rate of all offences committed by females in this age group doubled , while the comparable male rate increased by less than a half . |
| 4 | Tolerance was voiced by less than a sixth of male interviewees and less than a tenth of the female . |
| 5 | For about half of the innovations in the sample , patents delayed imitation by less than a few months . |
| 6 | But suddenly , around one minute into the round , the Champ drops his gloves to his sides , exposing his chin , and when his opponent tries to reach it with punches , he pulls his head back and away , just like the Ali we remember , causing the kid to miss by less than an inch . |
| 7 | In Oscar Chinn Judge Schucking thought that parties to a treaty which had placed restrictions upon conflicting treaties concluded by less than the full complement of parties to the former treaty , could regard as invalid a subsequent treaty concluded by a minority to the first treaty . |
| 8 | The devaluation of the inti for the month of October was restricted to 6 per cent overall ; exporters were to receive 10 per cent of the value of their exports in foreign currency and 45 per cent in freely redeemable US dollar certificates , while the remaining 45 per cent would be paid in intis at the single exchange market rate ; import restrictions were eased ; to protect the silver sector against the continuing slump in prices since 1989 on the world market , the Central Reserve Bank was to buy silver at 5 per cent over the current market price ; fuel prices would rise by only 5 per cent in October , and public utility rates by less than the percentage rise in salaries , which themselves would be increased in accordance with inflation . |
| 9 | If yields rise the price of B falls by less than the price of A , while if yields fall the price of B rises by more than that of A. High convexity is therefore a desirable property for bonds to have . |
| 10 | In Scotland the rise in the number of long-term unemployed rose by less than the rest of Britain . |