Example sentences of "it [vb -s] less [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many ways the VDU command is similar to a PRINT CHR$ ( num ) command , but it involves less typing and a number of characters may be easily sent . |
| 2 | Whilst this is more difficult to remember , it involves less typing . |
| 3 | It produces less sulphur dioxide — because the sulphur in the coal reacts with the limestone during combustion — and less nitrogen oxides , due to the lower than normal combustion temperature . |
| 4 | A local authority that spends less on special educational needs does so either because it has less incidence of such needs or because it is in dereliction of its duties to pupils with those needs . |
| 5 | If it has less incidence of such needs , does it not follow that it should score highly in the narrow spectrum of examination results for the most able pupils ? |
| 6 | ‘ They see residential school as an alternative to ‘ care ’ but it has less stigma for them . |
| 7 | It has less memory than the MP version , but can still be upgraded to MP capability . |
| 8 | I favour a long-reaching front guard because it has less distance to travel before it strikes the opponent , and it is able to intercept attacks closer to source . |
| 9 | What the it has less side effects than other treatments . |
| 10 | ‘ Because each shaft is slightly thinner , hair starts to feel as if it has less body and volume , ’ says trichologist Philip Kingsley . |
| 11 | Where there is more rain and cloud the beet grows larger but it has less sugar content . |
| 12 | In summary , the results of this study suggest that while PAF contributes to the pathogenesis of the inflammatory response in ulcerative colitis , it has less implications for Chron 's disease . |
| 13 | Ageing means that skin is less elastic , it has less collagen and circulation is poorer so that speed of wound closure is reduced . |
| 14 | Young age at marriage powerfully increases the fertility of working-class women , but it has less effect on the fertility of middle-class women . |
| 15 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 16 | Most of you had a shower installed because it was convenient and saved time , and also because you liked the fact that it uses less water than a bath and provides an extra bathing facility . |
| 17 | Although it costs more to buy , fluorescent lighting is much cheaper to use than light bulbs ; it uses less electricity , and the tubes last much longer . |
| 18 | And it uses less power ? |
| 19 | ‘ When we do silage work , this engine is barely ticking over and it uses less fuel over the same acreage than a Ford 8210 , ’ 2 he says . |
| 20 | This is an area where a diesel car scores very well and as it uses less fuel than a petrol car , it emits less noxious gas . |
| 21 | It gets less rain , they say , and the snow if it does fall never lies long . |
| 22 | It points out that , while the planning application lays great emphasis on the disruptive effects of a flood , it attaches less importance to the disruptive effects of building a new river . |
| 23 | This is easier for us , for it presents less challenge to the habits of our mental and emotional processes . |
| 24 | That is a bad thing in itself , for it means less competition and more wasted resources . |
| 25 | The advantages of this technique is that it puts less strain on the legs than straight front pointing and the uphill foot ( the one most difficult to flex when flat footing ) is kept horizontal . |
| 26 | drive slowly — it 's safer and it consumes less fuel ; avoid sudden stops and use the gears to slow down rather than making sudden brake stops |
| 27 | A particular advantage of the telephone interview method is that it makes less demands on the time of managers than conventional ‘ face-to-face ’ interviews . |