Example sentences of "less than [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos I well I frequently come across insists on parking his car less than that distance |
| 2 | would , together with any shares already held by the person or persons by or on whose behalf the advertisement is being issued , carry not less than that percentage of those voting rights . ’ |
| 3 | Nothing less than that potentiality could , so Eliot seemed to suggest , give order and significance to the otherwise squalid and meaningless turbulence of the middle decades of the present century . |
| 4 | Work out the contributions according to the normal earnings period ( for example , weekly or monthly ) , even if the first payment covers less than that period . |
| 5 | If you want a building or equipment for less than that number of years , it 's best to rent . |
| 6 | ( 5 ) If the partial offer could result in not less than 30 per cent but not more than 50 per cent of the voting rights being obtained , the offer must state the precise number of shares offered for and may not be declared unconditional as to acceptances unless acceptances are received for not less than that number ( Rule 36.4 ) . |
| 7 | As from 3 May the premium for lots sold for over £30,000 will be raised to 15% while those making less than that figure will still be charged at 10% . |
| 8 | No more and no less than any man takes for service with the fleet . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've told yer before , 'e pays less than any ovver firm in Bermondsey an' 'e sacks 'is workers fer the least fing. 'E would n't tolerate the union fer ages an' as soon as any of 'is workers tried ter get the union in they were put off . |
| 10 | The drawings bore Latin inscriptions — ‘ Day of Resurrection ’ , ‘ Day of Wrath ’ — that are so unlike any of the rest of his works that they have been largely ignored , and sell for far less than any other of Modigliani 's works . |
| 11 | A reptile of a money-lender from Poland Street offered to accommodate him at 40 per cent , '20 less than any other of the trade . ’ |
| 12 | The continuing popularity of the 6 hour course was encouraging because for many of the course subjects anything less than this time could leave trainees disappointed that all aspects of the programme were either not covered or covered too quickly . |
| 13 | ( According to the so-called " linking rule " , a spell of employment lasting less than this time is considered an interruption to a single spell of unemployment , whilst a spell of employment lasting longer than this but then coming to an end opens up a new spell of unemployment . ) |
| 14 | But it is possible that more or less than this number may develop . |
| 15 | The salary will naturally depend on the size and range of work of the practice in which the trainee solicitor is articled , but The Law Society sets down recommended minimum salaries and can refuse to register articles where the salary is less than this figure . |
| 16 | The amount actually available for the generation of new products is , however , much less than this figure . |
| 17 | No one can be quite sure of the actual numbers , though it was certainly not less than this estimate . |
| 18 | This sum is £1.30 ; in Birkenhead only 272 tenants pay less than this sum on a 20 per cent contribution . |
| 19 | It will probably be considerably less than this weight . |
| 20 | This is impossible since turnover can only fall to zero , it can not be less than this amount . |
| 21 | They are included in the Balance Sheet at their cost and market value of £368 million [ 1991 £368 million ] and in the opinion of the directors their realisable value is not less than this amount . |
| 22 | Acheson added : ‘ I would accept [ using ] the average concentration [ rather than a maximum ] in relation to methaemoglobinaemia , ’ which goes less than half way to the justification that the DoE was seeking for a relaxation of the 50 mg/litre standard . |
| 23 | H.S. Lecky got less than half way through his The King 's Ships ( 1913–14 ) , giving a history , in alphabetical order of name , of the ships of the Royal Navy . |
| 24 | First , he has devised a way of buying the ground at less than half price . |
| 25 | ‘ I just bought a Jasper Conran suit for less than half price . |
| 26 | This two-part tariff offers electricity at less than half price during seven night-time hours ( typically midnight to 7 am ) and can slash your water-heating bills , provided that you have a timer ( or , better , an economy 7 controller ) to ensure your water is heated during this period . |
| 27 | An average family of 4 can save up to £80 a year * thanks to full Economy 7 water heating using less than half price electricity . |
| 28 | Less than half price I should say . |
| 29 | It was a little less than half enquiry , and a little more than half assertion . |
| 30 | The radial shields are slightly less than half disk radius in length . |