Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] less than [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently the June ‘ xuechao ’ was contained , but not before it had seriously worried the leadership and the students had made a number of important points which would resurface less than a year later . |
| 2 | This will leave a " flatter " drop which will magnify less than a spherical drop . |
| 3 | Management may argue that , with less warranty and other protection , they should pay less than an " arm's-length " purchaser , and that the price they pay does not involve any element of benefit chargeable to income tax under Schedule E ( see below , 4.3 ) . |
| 4 | Similar to ( age-related ) personal allowance , the married couple 's age-related increases are subject to a couple 's income so it is possible that they might get less than the full addition — or maybe nothing extra at all . |
| 5 | It may take less than a tenth of a second , yet the fish do not bump into each other . |