Example sentences of "far less [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leading on from this , a more general point is that where the objective of the operation is rather broader than profit maximization , shareholder control is probably far less appropriate than state control ( see , for example , Baumol , 1984 ) . |
| 2 | Lust was far less dangerous than love . |
| 3 | EASTER remains almost the best time for a family gathering ; far less demanding than Christmas , and more cheering , with the rest of spring and summer to look forward to . |
| 4 | EASTER remains almost the best time for a family gathering ; far less demanding than Christmas , and more cheering , with the rest of spring and summer to look forward to . |
| 5 | Goans commend the progressiveness of the British , compared to the intransigence of Salazar ; but they also point out that there was far less racial and colour prejudice in the Portuguese territory . |
| 6 | Although water is far less compressible than air , the aquifer holds a lot of water compressed in this way because it is much larger than a tyre . |