Example sentences of "[pron] is [det] less [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a compliance system , in contrast , there is much less concern for proving a violation took place ; indeed widespread reliance on strict liability would make the question of proof relatively straightforward if matters ended up in court . |
| 2 | There is much less scope for religious music on television , but the BBC 's ‘ Songs of Praise ’ and ITV 's ‘ Highway ’ are popular programmes with a wide influence on church and non-church people alike . |
| 3 | Firstly , they admit that , although there is now a substantial body of knowledge about what makes a job a good one , there is much less knowledge available so far about how to apply job design theories in real life settings . |
| 4 | There is much less evidence for the fifth century than for the fourth , when Philip and Alexander attracted attention to Macedon , but recently discovered gravestones show that by 400–350 Macedonians had good Greek names ( which they were given in the fifth century , of course ) like Xenokrates , Pierion and Kleonymos ( M. B. Hatzopoulos and L. D. Loukopoulos ( 1980 ) Philip of Macedon , plates 109–10 on pp. 206–7 ) . |
| 5 | East of the Rhine in the kingdom of Louis the German , for instance , there were no mints , and there is much less evidence for markets and traders , while in the Middle Kingdom ( Lotharingia ) , the volume of coinage in circulation was much smaller than west of the Meuse . |
| 6 | Although corporation tax rates on profits retained are generally lower than average personal tax rates ( particularly for small companies ) there is much less flexibility for tax planning than for partnerships under current legislation . |
| 7 | The lack of vitamins in the British and Scottish diets , in particular , may explain why the incidence of heart disease is higher here than in the Mediterranean areas where blood cholesterol levels may be as high , but there is much less heart disease . |
| 8 | There is much less flexing both fore and aft and laterally in the Seayak than in other plastic sea kayaks . |
| 9 | For handwriting , the writer and reader are apart and so there is much less support from context in the signal . |
| 10 | The idea is to be riding in the cool of the day , and when there is much less traffic — and they can then spend the rest of the day with their families . |
| 11 | ‘ Operations are scrutinised more closely and there is much less cash flow to plug the gaps , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Now that the aim is to keep the young diabetic 's blood glucose in single figures as much as possible , the risk of hypoglycaemia is increased and there is much less latitude for missing breakfast after a late night or delaying a meal . |
| 13 | Hence there is much less control by management than in a factory yet far more events about which decisions have to be taken . |
| 14 | The hole you dig should be round , not square , since there is much less effort expended in digging a round hole — and if the digging is down through a grassed surface the size of the hole can be anticipated and one complete turf taken out to be replaced later . |
| 15 | It is true that on other parts of the A fifty nine system , particularly through Knaresborough , er the new road the outer northern bypass could take closer to thirty percent off the existing A fifty nine , but the traffic flows on that part of the A fifty nine are very much lower , so there is much less need , much less environmental need for a bypass there er a relief road I should say , there in the first place . |
| 16 | As we have seen , while teachers and educationalists may agree in broad terms on content , there is much less harmony when the method of its delivery is discussed . |
| 17 | In semantics , on the other hand , there is much less agreement . |
| 18 | It is desirable that the committal order be served as a matter of urgency although in a case which merited a sentence of six months ' imprisonment — and the contrary was not argued on M. 's behalf — there is much less urgency than in the case of a short sentence of imprisonment . |
| 19 | This makes very good sense , for in the wild there is much less food available during the winter , and the plants which can be found are less nutritious in winter than in summer . |
| 20 | A mild recession may cause far more economic damage than a one-day stockmarket fall of , say , 25% , but it is much less unsettling . |