Example sentences of "less than [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , never do it in type of less than about 10-point ; and even this is really too small in newspapers . |
| 2 | ‘ The differences between various digital formats are far less than between microphone placings . |
| 3 | For instance , the standard of merchantable quality of secondhand or shop-soiled goods is clearly less than of brand new goods , and a vendor who spells out that he is selling secondhand or shop-soiled goods is still warranting conformance with description , but it is a different description from the one he would have applied to brand new goods . |
| 4 | The visions which our ancestors saw with the mind 's eye , must be embodied for us in palpable form … all must be made palpable to sight , no less than to feeling . ’ |
| 5 | Hours of teaching practice varied between 90 and 630 , and supervision ( ignoring those who listed upwards of 100 hours ! ) was often for less than 10 hours in total — noticeably less than for English on average . |
| 6 | Although the price of a dishwasher may seem expensive , the costs of actually running the machine can work out to be far less than for washing-up by hand . |
| 7 | Even though the same might be argued for painting , the technical obstacles to be overcome for painting are very much less than for sculpture . |
| 8 | There is the inevitable paperwork , but this is much less than for section police although , given the antipathy to paperwork in all police forces , it is surprising how the neighbourhood men welcome it on cold , wintry mornings . |
| 9 | In defence of the charges , David Moffat , fund manager of Eagle Star European ( 071–929 1111 ) , agrees that unit trusts are more expensive to buy but argues that with investment trusts there are dealing charges on purchase and sale , and that it is better to pay a percentage at the beginning when the fund is worth less than on redemption when , hopefully , it should be worth substantially more ! |
| 10 | Oh no , you 'll probably going up by less than on average less than one child per class , but the trend is going the wrong way . |
| 11 | Up to of soil per year were lost from these plots , which compares with less than per year from undisturbed forest . |
| 12 | It is clear that nationally , some businesses will pay less than at present and some will pay more . |
| 13 | Nonetheless , once in recovery , the opportunity remains for the recovering person to extend his or her range of physical abstinence and , by doing this , the relapse rate may in time come to be less than at present . |
| 14 | But they should welcome it if in fact their dealings cost them materially less than at present . |
| 15 | Carbon emissions under the cheapest plan are less than under market forces , thanks to the efficient methods it uses . |
| 16 | In general , the amount of antibody in OMT is less than in serum . |
| 17 | less than before privatisation . |