Example sentences of "[be] [det] than [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think you 've got that right somehow , there 's no way , that retirement pension will be less than Income Benefit , it 's always a bit more . |
| 2 | If we assume , instead , that the poorest in the locality benefits ( though not fully ) from the cuts in central tax , a higher output will be chosen as a result of the cut in taxes , though this will be less than output OX 2 , the output that would be chosen if an equivalent lump-sum grant had been received . |
| 3 | Any savings to be made by switching to the new system are now likely to be less than forecast . |
| 4 | Explain why unc must be less than unity and why the current density must be limited to J. Estimate values for the dimensions h1 , h2 so that each section of the steel core shall be subject to approximately the same maximum flux density . |
| 5 | In particular , the estimator of β may be less than unity . |
| 6 | Income elasticities of demand for food tend to be less than unity , can we differentiate agricultural products ? |
| 7 | The incremental cost of implementing either regimen ( US$0.08 per dose for OPV and US$0.35–0.50 per dose for IPV ) is similar to or lower than the cost of mass vaccination campaigns ( US$0.68–3.60 per dose ) , and would also be less than expansion of the routine immunisation schedule to provide even more doses . |
| 8 | As a result , the amount of the proceeds deemed to relate to the debt will be less than par value . |
| 9 | To qualify models have to be less than months old , have covered under 15 , miles and have a full service and maintenance history . |
| 10 | ‘ My chances of making an honest marriage or even of keeping up my business would be less than dust without the good will of my neighbours . |
| 11 | But from the point of view of the capitalist profits will be less than S. These brief remarks by no means exhaust the discussion of such problems , but they do suggest that the problem posed by collective consumption , and particularly unproductive collective consumption , is much more complex than Marx 's original propositions allowed for . |
| 12 | If the equilibrium rate of output Y e should be less than Y O , then DD unemployment would exist . |
| 13 | There must be more evidence than some existentialists desire for their ‘ splendid ’ leap of faith , but there may be less than Copleston required for his certain assurance of God 's existence . |
| 14 | For convenience q may be replaced by r , the number of chain segments , although q will actually be less than r because some of the external contacts are used in forming the covalent bonds in the chain . |
| 15 | This column , however , would be less than human were it not to exult in the humiliation of the pollsters in last week 's election . |
| 16 | Religions as sociological entities are not meant to be more than stepping-stones to an appreciation of the profound Mystery at the heart of reality . |
| 17 | It must be more than propaganda though ? |
| 18 | Nevertheless there is a problem about the status of many of his theories and propositions if , and when , they claim to be more than speculation . |
| 19 | Finally , in respect of the Wandjina , it appears to be more than chance that the word ‘ Wandjina ’ — sometimes spelled ‘ Wondjina ’ — can be formed from two Sanskrit words , ‘ Vand ’ and ‘ Jina ’ . |
| 20 | Only Athenian citizens could profit by allotments of land as ‘ cleruchs ’ ( literally , ‘ allotment-holders ’ ) and it may be more than chance that the qualifications for Athenian citizenship are more closely defined at just this moment ( 451 ) : citizen descent was now required on both sides ( Ath . |
| 21 | Since birth weight ( and viability ) in the teens increases dramatically with rising age and , inasmuch as higher parity among women under age 20 also meant higher maternal age in that age class , decreasing infant mortality in this age group by birth order may be more than chance variation . |
| 22 | We have seen how many animal groups diversified during the Ordovician ; the rapid evolution of nautiloid cephalopods at the same time may be more than coincidence . |
| 23 | Curiously , in being less than art , the new ‘ cutting-edge ’ art has turned out to be more than art . |
| 24 | Basically Goldman thinks Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and Intel Corp 's Pentium are going to be more than Sun can handle , hurting Sun 's ability to improve earnings on a sustained basis over the next year or so and impeding its gains in market share . |
| 25 | Both Salomon Brothers Inc and more importantly Goldman Sachs & Co have moved Sun Microsystems Inc shares off their recommended buy lists : basically Goldman thinks Microsoft Corp 's Windows NT and Intel Corp 's Pentium are going to be more than Sun can handle , hurting its ability to improve earnings on a sustained basis over the next year or so and impeding its gains in market share ; Goldman believes Sun 's financial model may need to change more quickly than the company can realise ; the long-term judgment is based on Goldman 's view of Sun 's business as 80% to 85% client side where it thinks Windows , especially NT , will dominate in client-server systems , even where high-performance client products are needed . |
| 26 | Ca n't say I agree with all their figures … good as he is I do n't think kelly is worth that sort of money at such an early age … certainly should n't be more than dorigo . |
| 27 | The action has to be more than complaint and exhortation . |
| 28 | Desire of Bachelors to be more than bachelors , to be husbands and fathers too . |
| 29 | to be more than amateurs ? |
| 30 | The group would be more than spectators for now they have to make active decisions . |