Example sentences of "less than the total [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After joining the lining widths , trim the sides so that the total width is 10 cm ( 4 in ) less than the total width of valance . |
| 2 | The church 's spokesman , Bishop Joseph Duffy , said : ‘ We feel obliged to state that the wording proposed is basically flawed because it guarantees less than the total exclusion of deliberate abortion . ’ |
| 3 | By the end of Elizabeth 's reign its population had risen to 11,500 , and though this was 2,500 less than the total number of inhabitants 200 years earlier , York had climbed back from sixth to third position amongst England 's provincial cities . |
| 4 | This means that in a situation where saving exceeds investment , so that aggregate demand is less than the total value of production , firms will reduce output and lay off workers . |
| 5 | Clearly , such resources will always be less than the total need for management development , so hard decisions about selective investment will continue to be required . |