Example sentences of "lot [det] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alright , so a pound spent in agriculture , alright , is much less , is worth a lot less than a pound spent elsewhere , right , cos farmers are relatively inefficient . |
| 2 | That is still a lot less than the $2 billion of robot sales once forecast for 1990 . |
| 3 | The actual title of the course matters a lot less than the content , but a word of caution is necessary here to help you differentiate between programmes designed to prepare you for re-entry to the profession , and those which may be open to nurses currently practising , namely ‘ refresher courses ’ . |
| 4 | Lloyds was advertising its services as a small business adviser at the time , but the bank still lent them the money without any business plan and despite a survey report saying it was worth quite a lot less than the loan . |
| 5 | And there 's also some cases where er the plans have actually partially lapsed since last renewal and in which case it 's quoting the premium they 're paying now which is a lot less than the premium they were paying at renewal . |
| 6 | Community care requires a lot more than a syringe . |
| 7 | And there is a lot more than a little . |
| 8 | Some hot lemon drinks contain only a painkiller as the active ingredient and these can cost a lot more than an unbranded painkiller . |
| 9 | But it would have taken a lot more than the doctor 's understandable caution to dispel the general euphoria . |
| 10 | If Mr Kaifu fails to revive the parliamentary bill designed to support the anti-Iraq forces in the Gulf , the Americans are likely to ask for a lot more than the $4 billion Japan has so far promised to contribute towards the growing expenses there . |
| 11 | Should a victim die , they could find their good samaritan act has cost them a lot more than the penny which was paid to the Jericho-Jerusalem Motel . |
| 12 | Choosing this road is likely to cost a lot more than the first option . |
| 13 | If YOU are one of Britain 's 14 million smokers , kicking the habit could save you a lot more than the £2.21 a packet of fags costs . |
| 14 | With Amdahl Corp faced with an uphill struggle to adjust its business so that it can thrive in a post-mainframe world , and all its other major investments — things like the former Poqet Computer Corp and HAL Computers Inc still in the development stage and demanding more capital , while its own core business is a victim of the mainframe malaise , Fujitsu Ltd 's 80% of ICL Plc begins to look the company 's most valuable asset , making it increasingly likely that the company will in due course want to float a lot more than the 25% it originally suggested on the London International Stock Exchange : Fujitsu 's biggest problem is the one now facing all big Japanese companies — that the days of cheap capital at home are gone with the bubble economy , probably forever , and many Japanese companies issued convertibles in the 1980s that are coming up to maturity ; with prices on the Tokyo exchange still bombed out , few holders are going to want to convert into shares , which means that issuers will have to raise expensive new capital on the international markets to redeem them . |
| 15 | The SN9000 is likely to cost a lot more than the SN8000 , so the latter is not necessarily just a transitional product . |
| 16 | As the Republican Guard tightens its grip , the Iraqis stand to lose a lot more than the war |
| 17 | BANGOR stand to make a lot more than the £60,000 down payment on midfield ace Paul Byrne . |
| 18 | He has played a lot more than the greasy git , scored more goals , made more important passes , lifted the team when we were down , need I go on ? |
| 19 | We need complete control and this means a lot more than the farm assured schemes — although they are a start — and it is something we put a huge amount of work into . ’ |
| 20 | It is going to take a lot more than the plethora of locally-driven modest venture capital funds to effect any worthwhile change . |
| 21 | And we have branches , but we could have a lot more because the amount of branches we have , although we have a lot of branches of Scottish Old Age Pensions we are not old age pensioners are not united , they 're not united , the only way they can be united , if it 's a national organization , join your national organization and fight the government . |
| 22 | We can do one hell of a lot more if the whole of is combined in Europe and fighting it 's corner because as sure as hell that golden triangle in the South East is not gon na give us a slice of the action unless we take it , and for the members opposite to site their with their ancient out-dated ideas of Liberalism , right ? |
| 23 | I think you 're suggesting that the local government would do a lot more if the national government would allow it , and I suspect you 're a Labour member of the Oxfordshire County Council and I think that you would point at the Conservative central government as being , if not deliberately anti-women , then the effect of some of it 's policies seemed to indicate that that 's where it 's heading . |