Example sentences of "may be less " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the reader , however , an art defined as national , made as cohesive and marketable as possible , may be less than convincing as an entity ; it may be that within a survey or an anthology there are just a limited number of interesting and attractive works . |
| 2 | The interpretation intended by Seebohm remains uncertain and as with much legislative debate it may be less than profitable to seek exactitude in a vague formulation . |
| 3 | In the next chapter I examine further the idea that believers in God may be less than certain of God 's existence . |
| 4 | But in the case of ‘ meaning theism ’ there is the possibility of recognising that the evidence of God 's existence may be less than overwhelming without being negligible . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Their life expectancy may be less than the national average , and they may be more susceptible to illness and disease . |
| 7 | However , since they are often used on surfaces which are already highly contaminated , the need may be less than at first thought . |
| 8 | The young mother may feel that she has nothing to offer — after all , much as she loves her children , their conversation may be less than stimulating . |
| 9 | ( In realistic terms , there may be less opportunity for the use of counselling techniques during a brief hospital stay . ) |
| 10 | If developing countries tap existing sources for money to improve communications , then there may be less cash for other projects . |
| 11 | There may be less conflict for those people whose underlying commitment in marriage is to parenting rather than partnering . |
| 12 | Other people 's reaction to hearing loss may be less than encouraging , particularly when they are unimaginative and unable to grasp the true facts . |
| 13 | The interest rates offered to large lessors seeking funding for assets may be less than those offered to small companies . |
| 14 | Thus , while Tough 's work may provide some interesting ideas for dealing with functional aspects of spontaneous speech , it may be less than entirely satisfactory as a means of obtaining reliable and objective assessment information . |
| 15 | Litigation may also have a valuable contribution to make in activating and mobilising a constituency of common interests , thereby helping to establish and strengthen a collective political identity on the part of otherwise somewhat amorphous interests groups such as environmentalists , or peace campaigners , among whom there may be less cohesion and common identity than is the case with other campaigning groups . |
| 16 | render underprivileged and powerless people more likely to be arrested , convicted , and sentenced to prison , even though the amount of personal damage and injury they cause may be less than the more powerful and privileged cause ; |
| 17 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the few remaining points on . |
| 18 | In short , the complexity of thought may be less than is assumed by AI-workers — and , moreover , may be of a very different type . |
| 19 | As in the civil sector , the gap in know-how may be less than the gap in the technological level of what is produced ; often a conscious decision is made to forego the most advanced option . |
| 20 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the odd point on . |
| 21 | Deem herself acknowledges that the match between policy decisions made at one level of government and what actually happens in the classroom may be less than perfect . |
| 22 | Full-time employment may be less of a deterrent to childbearing if mothers can pay for personal child care . |
| 23 | But the way in which they are present may be less than helpful . |
| 24 | For the top third of the project sample their problem may be less of a conceptual one , but there seems to be an automatic assumption that a single division on a scale represents a single unit of some kind . |
| 25 | In the case of a heavily endowed school , the fees charged to the public may be less than sufficient to cover the total cost of running the school , the shortfall being made good by the endowment . |
| 26 | Another drawback is that a rules-based policy , especially where this is drafted in terms of prohibitions with penalties for non-compliance , may be less than appropriate for dealing with problems of uncompetitive market structures . |
| 27 | Alternatively , the rate of marine erosion at the base of the cliffs may be less than the general rate of subaerial denudation over the whole cliff . |
| 28 | If you ca n't , but would n't mind keeping the draft till you 're in Prague ( it 's good for six months ) , it may be less of a hassle cashing it there , especially as the bank in Brno may charge you something for the transaction . |
| 29 | In the building trade it is well known that the cost of building a new building may be less than the cost of modifying an old one . |
| 30 | Lay estates , by contrast , are likely to show perhaps greater diversity , but there may be less information from which to reconstruct the pre-Conquest arrangements . |