Example sentences of "[verb] less [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From an ideological point of view , the anti-democratic nature of the Spanish regime became less significant once communism had replaced fascism as the perceived principal threat to world peace . |
| 2 | By the end of the 1950s that argument was becoming less effective as time blurred the collective memory of the Republic and an increasingly large sector of the population had no direct experience of either the Republic or the Civil War . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that now that unions ( and not merely officials ) may in certain circumstances be liable in damages for unlawful industrial action it is more likely that an employer will pursue his claim to a full trial and there is less reason to refuse an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases ; but it has also been said that the ‘ right to strike ’ is a valuable ( indeed essential ) element in the system of collective bargaining and that it ‘ should not be rendered less valuable than Parliament intended by too fanciful or ingenious a view of what might develop into a serious issue to be tried . ’ |
| 4 | It was the third part of the book that spoke about the danger of making changes ; in the summer of 1857 Part Three may have seemed less important than Part Two because the tsarist authorities had yet to give an unequivocal sign of their commitment to reform . |
| 5 | In the case of reoccurring illnesses , such as migraine or asthma , the attacks usually become less frequent as time goes by ; the severity of the illness also diminishes . |
| 6 | Smogs become more likely if annual levels of pollution are increasing whereas they become less likely if pollution levels show a downward trend . |
| 7 | This may prove less expensive than hotel accommodation . |
| 8 | Yet here too the practice of Thatcherism proved less abrasive as time went on . |
| 9 | Despite the fact that the global , often UK-originated course is likely to become less important as product becomes increasingly country , market and syllabus-specific , it is the UK 's TEFL industry that underpins British publishers ' claim to superior authenticity , experience and expertise . |