Example sentences of "[det] than [num] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fewer than one-third of the outbursts lasted for as long as five minutes . |
| 2 | No fewer than 708 of the convicts ( 75 per cent ) had been aged 31 or over , and 573 ( 61 per cent ) had been illiterate . |
| 3 | One important political ingredient giving shape to the results in the districts was the failure of the Democrats to contest more than two-thirds of the vacancies , compared with the Alliance 's presence in over 85% of wards in 1986 . |
| 4 | For student committees a quorum would rarely be less than one-third nor more than two-thirds of the members entitled to attend . |
| 5 | The country 's political atmosphere had become embittered as a result of the creation of the DLP , in January 1990 , through a merger of the then minority governing party and two of the three main opposition groups , which gave the new formation control of more than two-thirds of the seats in the 299-member National Assembly . |
| 6 | Although this merger initially appeared as a shrewd means of transforming a minority government into a government which commanded more than two-thirds of the seats in the legislature , it also produced a considerable level of public disquiet over its legitimacy . |
| 7 | Although only a little more than one-third of the farms grew silage the 820 ha grown was similar in amount to that cut for hay . |
| 8 | More than one-third of the economists either refused to answer the question regarding what is fair , or gave very complex , uncodable responses . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , but in more than three-quarters of the murders committed in the UK , the murderer knew the victim already — and quite liked them . ’ |
| 10 | The membership of a licensing board is to consist of not less than one-quarter of the members of the area island or district council with a minimum membership of five ( subs . |