Example sentences of "less than a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have generally been assumed to be massless , particularly as measurements of the electron-neutrino mass showed it to be less than a few ten thousandths that of the electron . |
| 2 | Moreover , the nature of sickness benefit from the state and from many employers means that people who are off work ill for less than a few months may not be worse off financially , anyway . |
| 3 | A recent view is that a postsynaptic kinase is activated transiently ( for less than a few minutes following the tetanus ) and a presynaptic kinase is activated for longer periods ( but for less than 1 hour ) . |
| 4 | For about half of the innovations in the sample , patents delayed imitation by less than a few months . |
| 5 | Less than a few seconds , but it seemed longer than time . |
| 6 | When a sizeable body from space strikes a planet 's surface the impact speed will not be less than a few km/s . |
| 7 | Overwhelmingly those who gain live in small households , and particularly single-person households : 2.5 million single-pensioner households will gain , whereas the Government estimates less than a half a million losers amongst this group . |