Example sentences of "be [det] than [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The national insurance contributions for Schedule D earners ( partners and sole traders ) are less than the combined contributions of the company and the directors . |
| 2 | Section two , there was a revised estimate for nineteen ninety two ninety three and there are two main points to mention , firstly members will see that the revised estimates in total are less than the original estimates and this is because affording interest rates have made it cheaper to service the outstanding debt from previous years ' capital programmes . |
| 3 | But it is just too hard to solve the equations when there are more than a few particles involved . |
| 4 | There are more than a few Hungarians who would happily revert to the good old days of Kadarism , when the Hungarian president , Janos Kadar ( 1956–1986 ) , offered the ‘ cheeriest barracks ’ in eastern Europe a relatively high standard of living in return for political passivity . |
| 5 | The amp manufacturers ' answer to the dilemma is to provide sufficient flexibility to suit all tastes , and there are more than a few ways of going about that , too ! |
| 6 | The old lady who dare not allow herself to be more than a few yards from the toilet or the old man whose underclothes are frequently wet with urine , may often react by limitation of social life and consequent days of isolation and low morale … |
| 7 | Nobody there , but he could n't be more than a few yards away and Forester 's fingers would n't obey him enough to get the buckles properly secured . |
| 8 | ‘ But where the sentence is substantial the offence will be grave , the risk the offender represents to the public can be significant and the difference which decision to grant or not to grant parole makes , may be more than a few months . |
| 9 | The Stirling bombers used on the S.A.S. missions such as Houndsworth were more than a local goods service ferrying freight to various points in France . |
| 10 | And excellent sight is most important if your world is in the air or your head is more than a few feet above the ground . |
| 11 | They may have gone down the medium wave dial from 10.17 to 8.55 , but their new premises in Ludlow is more than a few steps up from the barn . |
| 12 | Harry , Truth is more than the naked facts . |
| 13 | If the overall figure is more than the twenty-five pounds minimum . |
| 14 | If it is less than the lower earnings limit which applied in the QW , your employee can not get SMP . |
| 15 | If it is less than the lower earnings limit which applied in the QW , your employee is not entitled to SMP . |
| 16 | Another possibility is that the two deuterium nuclei combine to form helium-4 ; here again the mass of helium-4 is less than the combined masses of two deuterium nuclei and the ‘ spare ’ mass is manifested as electromagnetic radiation far beyond the visible spectrum and known as a gamma ray ( denoted by γ ) . |
| 17 | ( c ) The motor is unable to reach its maximum speed if the number of steps to be executed is less than the total steps required for acceleration and deceleration , i.e. the initial value of COUNT is less than ACCVAL + DECVAL . |
| 18 | The population of Northern Ireland is about 1.5 million which is less than the larger units of local government in England or the Strathclyde region in Scotland . |
| 19 | Although the ten per cent holding is less than the original JCI stake , it is a reflection of the close relationship that has continued between the two companies in the intervening years . |
| 20 | If it 's more than a few years old . |