Example sentences of "less [adj] [conj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much the same can be said for the group of surnames representing the former holding of offices , which includes such obvious examples as Butler , Chamberlain , Reeve , Beadle , Granger and Steward , but some are less obvious because time has dimmed both the memory of the office concerned and distorted the spelling of the name : Grieve = a farm steward ; Gayler = a gaoler ; Bailey = a bailiff or sergeant ; Spencer = a dispenser of provisions ; Tunnard = guardian of the village ( tūn ) pound ; Senskell = a majordomo ( seneschal ) ; Wardrop = a wardrober . |
| 2 | They became less and less forgivable as time cooled the heat of the moments in which they had been spoken . |
| 3 | By the end of the 1950s that argument was becoming less effective as time blurred the collective memory of the Republic and an increasingly large sector of the population had no direct experience of either the Republic or the Civil War . |
| 4 | In the case of reoccurring illnesses , such as migraine or asthma , the attacks usually become less frequent as time goes by ; the severity of the illness also diminishes . |
| 5 | These stages , apparently complex and certainly time consuming for both buyer and supplier , are less problematic and time consuming than the effects of buying and using incorrect or inadequate products . |
| 6 | Yet here too the practice of Thatcherism proved less abrasive as time went on . |
| 7 | Software for Free evaluates the very best in low cost software making the task of choosing a lot less frustrating and time consuming , and by effectively cutting down the number of programs you need to look at it might even save you some money . |
| 8 | Left to themselves , without adult interference , groups of children tend to become more rather than less aggressive as time goes by . |