Example sentences of "[adv] [ex0] is less [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Obviously there is less conflict if the commitment is shared by both partners , but it can become a source of tension and disagreement .
2 Further away there is less competition for land and so values are lower .
3 The system is clearly designed for support of the operating units and once there is less danger of a , central bureaucratic expansion .
4 Lucker lights a cigarette now there is less chance of blowing the Isle up , and pulls on it like a pair of bellows .
5 When you are listening well there is less likelihood you will forget their ideas or opinions .
6 It 's safer to sunbathe earlier in the morning or later in the afternoon , when there is less UVB about but enough ultra-violet A rays to help you get brown .
7 Now again there is less psychiatry because people are afraid of losing their jobs .
8 Castration was what I would have recommended back in England , where there is less space for dogs to wander and where welfare considerations for a dog out on his own are obviously of prime concern .
9 In a wider context a quantity of labour will be forced into the sectors of the economy where there is less rigidity .
10 The meal over , she takes off again and flies to another part of the cave where there is less pandemonium .
11 Having done this coolly and rationally there is less chance of wasting time between each job on deciding which to do next .
12 So by three , yes , there is some variation , but they are certainly there is less variation than you would get at the end of the secondary school or university .
13 So by three , yes , there is some variation , but they are certainly there is less variation than you would get at the end of the secondary school or university .
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