Example sentences of "less than [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , the reason for my coy mistress 's quaint sense of honour was nothing more nor less than financial prudence . |
| 2 | That answer smacks of nothing less than smug complacency . |
| 3 | He looked at the copper bosom covers she had to wear as a belly dancer — and then at the less than fully-endowed nature of Miss Harris 's bust and said cuttingly , ‘ Which way up are they supposed to go ? ’ |
| 4 | She barely had time to assimilate the sudden rapid rise and fall of his chest before her head was wrenched back with a less than gentle hand and her mouth was captured by his . |
| 5 | It is said by some to be more tiring physically than a paid job , by others to be less tiring : some women say it takes a greater emotional toll , others that the drain is less than other work . |
| 6 | I was not only surprised to find they had plenty of timber for fence posts , but also that it cost far less than new wood . |
| 7 | Their mechanical problems merely require diligent examination , but stress levels are high and because a helicopter 's wing must rotate to maintain lift it is terribly unforgiving of anything less than good design , careful maintenance and skilful piloting . |
| 8 | The general election of that year was boycotted by Mosley , using the less than inspiring slogan of ‘ Fascism next time ’ as the rationale for his decision . |
| 9 | Patricia , 17 , goes to a sweatshop in Rio to work for a less than minimum wage . |
| 10 | This can occur if plants are operating at less than minimum efficiency scale ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 11 | His enormous vitality energised what was a less than satisfying piece . |
| 12 | Our prices are 40% less than major department stores selling similar lambswool underblankets . |
| 13 | The child benefit proposals are also appropriate to the significant changes occurring in the labour market with an increasing number of jobs offered on a less than full-time basis . |
| 14 | He drew three phase electrical diagrams with a less than comprehensive knowledge of the subject in hand . |
| 15 | Students with limited time to complete an essay would do well to begin here , although they are likely to get a British perspective and , inevitably , some less than comprehensive coverage . |
| 16 | but it 's not television , i i it 's , it 's Doctor Who and , and Prisoner and , you know er very interesting and very easy for enthusiasts to direct a lot of their time and energy to maybe I do n't maybe there was a increased pressure to work and study which was erm self motivated rather than being externally imposed , maybe he maybe there was a fundamental lack of enthusiasm in him for what is described as the hardware of computing , the , the , the , the , the instruments , the machines maybe there was a less than comprehensive understanding of what is known as the firmware , that 's to say I mean operating systems that are built into the thing to make it work , you 've got to understand the firmware because otherwise you do n't understand what the machine will think you mean and what that will do and I would have thought that whereas superficially you can ignore the firmware , it 's all in there , it understands as you , I would have thought , grew into a er a graduate computer scientist you 've got to have some idea about that . |
| 17 | Compaq has come out with a new version of its SystemPro server and cut prices on its existing SystemPros by up to 21% : the new 33MHz 80486-based SystemPro is claimed to deliver up to 70% better server performance at up to $5,000 less than current SystemPro models — the new models are from $12,800 to $23,000 . |
| 18 | Though Shurton proved to be less than fertile ground for Pantisocracy , Henry Poole was quite happy to guide Coleridge and Southey to more promising territory near at hand . |
| 19 | Group profits before tax for the first six months of the year soared by 46 per cent but the final result to 30 June , announced last week , showed a less than sparkling advance of 26 per cent to £1.28m compared to earlier City predictions of £1.4m-plus . |
| 20 | She knew a little about my brief and less than glorious foray on to the amateur circuit . |
| 21 | In Cuba , the Communists played a less than glorious role in the 1933 overthrow of dictator Gerardo Machado . |
| 22 | Every time the animal steps down it received a mild electric shock ( yet another of the less than pleasant learning tasks which experimental psychology finds it necessary to employ ) . |
| 23 | The cabin is usually stabilised at less than atmospheric pressure , so its air has less oxygen than usual . |
| 24 | This has resulted in a less than euphoric response from staff across the spectrum . |
| 25 | There should be a certain lusciousness about the style imparted to a blend by top quality Pinot Noir grapes , although this can be marred by an earthy taste if the vines are grown in a less than favourable site . |
| 26 | Guided by the speaker 's slightly theatrical tone of voice , I recognised that the utterance was a less than literal interpretation of a thought . |
| 27 | When the dark blue uniforms of a sergeant and constable appeared in the doorway , they stood out like sore thumbs , causing more than a ripple of interest from the somewhat less than friendly clientele . |
| 28 | The Liverpool players have again given their temporary manager a less than encouraging welcome , losing from a winning position at home to Wimbledon on Wednesday and then surrendering meekly 1–0 at Aston Villa on Saturday . |
| 29 | the Carboniferous basement has behaved in a less than homogeneous manner during the basin inversion ; |
| 30 | During the election campaign the party had asserted that the advanced welfare state was safe in its hands , but this promise quickly appeared to be a less than certain guarantee of the continuation of welfare programmes which in some cases had been in effect since the 1930s . |