Example sentences of "less [subord] a month [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | After less than a month with Tito 's partisans , Brig Fitzroy MacLean was brought out to write the ‘ blockbuster ’ report in which he claimed that Tito was the most important force , holding down 14 German divisions . |
2 | He now has less than a month to ‘ re-engage ’ the negotiations before the United States imposes a savage and crippling 200pc trade tariff on £200m of imported European goods . |
3 | Less than a month before the Gold Cup he had produced what for many experts was his best performance ever when bouncing around Kempton Park to win the Racing Post Chase under top weight . |
4 | An emaciated rice cropper from the Red River delta who had been forced south like many others because typhoons had recently inundated the rice lands , he had worked in the rubber plantation for less than a month before succumbing to the fever . |
5 | Less than a month before the explosion , an accident at Hoechst released 10 tonnes of potentially carcinogenic chemicals into the air over a Frankfurt suburb , leading to calls for evacuation of the area . |
6 | The policy speech comes less than a month before the likely date for ministers to set out the balance of subjects in the new curriculum for Scots children aged between five and 14 . |
7 | Less than a month after the 1988 budget ( providing tax cuts for all income earners , but especially for those on high income ) , the government 's social security reforms came into force amid great controversy , with a revised scheme of welfare benefits . |
8 | PRINCE Albert of Monaco , above , has been hit with a paternity suit less than a month after beating a similar claim . |
9 | LESTER Piggott has declared himself fit to ride — less than a month after his horrific fall in the Breeders ' Cup . |
10 | Less than a month after the murder , the family celebrated Alex 's third birthday . |
11 | The news comes less than a month after the release of his latest acclaimed opus , ‘ Jehovakill ’ , and the announcement that three Town & Country club shows had sold out prior to the tour being pulled . |
12 | The defeat deprived the garrisons in Aquitaine of the reinforcements they needed , and less than a month after the destruction of Pembroke 's fleet du Guesclin entered Poitiers . |
13 | Nagaland 's United Legislature Front ( ULF ) government led by K. L. Chisi collapsed on June 13 after less than a month in office [ see p. 37452 for formation of ULF government from a coalition of Congress ( I ) defectors and the Nagaland People 's Council — NPC ] . |