Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] less [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minor or the trace constituents then are present in concentrations less than one part per million they obviously count for less than point one percent of the total salts They are useful as chemical tracers of particular waters . |
| 2 | ‘ Collusion ’ should , certainly for antitrust purposes , refer to a form of conduct , not the value of an outcome : collusive behaviour might well result in less than monopoly profits . |
| 3 | The bond 's conditions did not allow for this , so even if bought and transferred at less than par between individuals , they had to be redeemed by the Club in full . |
| 4 | Auction houses have an obligation to the vendor and are unlikely to allow anything to be sold for less than cost . |
| 5 | Race goers are advised not to buy a ticket offered at less than face value , while anyone who 's concerned about a ticket they 've already bought should get in touch with the course . |
| 6 | My idea of a truth-and-justice lone avenger never appears in less than platoon strength , preferably nuclear-armed . |
| 7 | We scoff at the pretentious person who buys the Tatler to exhibit it on the coffee table , so why should we not view with less than admiration the newspaper which bribes its readers to buy it for reasons other than its content ? |