Example sentences of "be [det] than [art] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps , now , the renewal premium will be less than the £323.00 quoted in your letter ?
2 The length of the board should be greater than 3.60m unless the user is a slight lady or a child , in which case the length and volume can be less than the figures quoted above .
3 After three months they would be entitled to the statutory minimum wage in Germany , but this would still be less than the wages taken home by Germans working on the same site .
4 She was beginning to be more than a bit worried about the expenses involved in her escape , and hoped it would n't be too long before she could escape back to anonymity and London .
5 There should be a 50 per cent statistical probability that the actual quantity of recoverable reserves will be more than the amount estimated as proven and probable and a 50 per cent statistical probability that it will be less .
6 In 1933 its total membership was believed to be about 300 , but the cost of a fund-raising appeal for £25,000 proved to be more than the sum collected and the movement went £800 into debt .
7 Methysergide , R-zacopride , and SC53116 significantly inhibited the increased transit induced by 5HT ; indeed , the geometric centres of isotope with ia 5HT and these agents given ip were less than the value observed with ia saline alone ( Table I ) .
8 If the money you and your partner have left each week is less than the amounts shown below , you may be able to get full help with NHS costs and hospital travel costs .
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