Example sentences of "but less [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , if you have a spacious back garden , but less than 2.4m of space at the side , you could consider building a detached garage down the garden , and extending your drive down the side of the house to reach it . |
| 2 | Puzzled by the incident , she went on , but less than a dozen paces further on came to a sharp stop . |
| 3 | About 20% live in the country , or rural areas , but less than 2% actually make a living by farming . |
| 4 | Britain was the most credit card conscious country in Europe , but less than ten per cent of all payments were made with them . |
| 5 | ‘ Access ’ walks are of course shorter than whole walk journeys , representing nearly one third of all walk stages but less than one fifth of all walked kilometres . |
| 6 | As with the old estate duty system , there is a form of ‘ taper ’ relief which reduces the tax payable on the gift if death occurs more than three , but less than seven years after making the gift . |
| 7 | Nearly ninety per cent supported economic sanctions , but less than sixty per cent were prepared to endorse military sanctions , while twenty per cent opposed them and a further twenty per cent evaded the issue altogether by declining to answer the question . |
| 8 | But less than six months later he fought back with a Commons performance that impressed the House and Prime Minister Harold Wilson … |
| 9 | The rule devised was that if a man 's goods could be valued at £1 , but less than £2 , or alternatively if he owned nothing but received wages of £1 a year , he should pay 4d . |
| 10 | LOW TO MIDDLE TAR 10mg but less than 15mg |
| 11 | MIDDLE TAR 15mg but less than 18mg |
| 12 | The person covered by the Plan is the person named on the Midland FlexiLoan Agreement Form who on the date of the Agreement must be : aged 18 or over but less than 65 , actively in permanent and gainful employment ( including self-employment ) of not less than 16 hours a week , and not absent due to sickness or injury . |
| 13 | The defendant did not pay , and on 30 May 1990 , more than six years after completion of the works but less than six years from the service of the demands , the local authority , pursuant to section 10(3) of the Act of 1957 issued a summons in the county court seeking payment . |
| 14 | The summons was thus issued more than six years after completion of the works but less than six years from the service of the demands . |
| 15 | ( b ) The other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is a member of the same household as the victim , the actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim , or the actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit . |
| 16 | ( b ) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is a member of the same household as the victim , or is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim , or is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit . |
| 17 | If you have savings or capital over £3000 but less than £8000 we will ask you to pay , in addition to your pension and state benefits , £1 per week for every £250 above £3000 . |
| 18 | And then in this range , X will be greater than minus three but less than four . |
| 19 | have attained the age of 50 and have completed two years qualifying service ( but less than five years qualifying service ) . |
| 20 | In INDONESIA 95% of women know about family planning , but less than 25% have ever heard of immunization or oral rehydration , both vital aids to preventing child deaths . |
| 21 | but less than 2 per cent . |
| 22 | Over 50% but less than 75% Holder may control : |
| 23 | 1 year but less than 2 years 9 weeks 9 weeks |
| 24 | 2 years but less than 3 years 18 weeks 18 weeks |
| 25 | 3 years but less than 5 years 22 weeks 22 weeks |
| 26 | Four weeks , but less than two years one week |
| 27 | Two years , but less than twelve years one week for each year of continuous employment |
| 28 | But less than three hours after that , fifteen hundred footsoldiers of ours could be there , provided they start within the next half-hour . ’ |
| 29 | Diffuse oesophageal spasm was defined as the presence of greater than 10% but less than 100% simultaneous contractions . |
| 30 | , the ‘ weak ’ unemployment trap , may be typical of many low-paid workers who face high but less than 100 per cent replacement ratios . |