Example sentences of "fewer [subord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the legislative elections which took place on the same day , Jawara 's People 's Progressive Party ( PPP ) secured 25 of the 36 directly elected seats in the House of Representatives , six fewer than at dissolution . |
| 2 | The total number killed was 16 fewer than at the same time last year . |
| 3 | Village clusters are fewer than on the mainland . |
| 4 | At the western end of the Vale of the White Horse in Berkshire dairy farming afforded greater opportunities to smallholders , and poor labouring folk were far fewer than on the Downs . |
| 5 | Only a handful of letters for these years have been preserved ; fewer than for any similar period of his later life . |
| 6 | 172 bomb incidents this year — 54 fewer than for the same period last year . |
| 7 | Nor did close links between banks and industry prevent panics and crashes , booms and slumps , though there were fewer than in the late 19th century . |
| 8 | In the same way a temple which was situated at the top of a flight of steps might be shown on top of steps , though the number of steps on the coin would normally be fewer than in reality . |
| 9 | With his party winning 20 seats — two fewer than in the previous parliament — Mr Ashdown conceded that the high hopes generated by his widely praised campaign had not been fulfilled . |
| 10 | With his party winning 20 seats — two fewer than in the previous parliament — Mr Ashdown conceded that the high hopes generated by his widely praised campaign had not been fulfilled . |
| 11 | Not only are there few people in the Highlands and Islands , but they are much fewer than in the past ( see Appendix 2 ) . |
| 12 | Here the workers were fewer than in the machine shop , and shyer — perhaps because they were mostly Asian . |
| 13 | Hampshire employers notified county careers offices of 117 job vacancies for young people in the month to March 12th , more than in the previous month when 105 jobs were offered but fewer than in March last year when there were 166 vacancies for young people . |
| 14 | During the month , staff in careers offices helped 34 young people into employment , fewer than in February when 53 youngsters were placed . |
| 15 | Thus only 24 black and Asian candidates represented the major parties in the general election — five fewer than in 1987 . |
| 16 | The UDA now boasts 10,000 members , 30,000 fewer than in its heyday in the early 70s . |
| 17 | This year , Solaic will renew the cards it distributed in 1991 , which were fewer than in 1990 , he said . |
| 18 | Nor are injuries commonplace : out of 250,000 judo practitioners in America , only around 70 ( 0.03% ) a year report any serious injuries , much fewer than in most active sports . |
| 19 | They won more than 400 fewer seats than Labour and nearly 400 fewer than in 1985 , their worst previous county poll performance . |
| 20 | In the first 11 months of 1992 Brazil exported 15m bags of coffee — 14% fewer than in the same period of 1991 . |
| 21 | His residential problems were fewer than in 1929 . |
| 22 | On the other hand , the openings in companies ' legal departments are much fewer than in private practice ; and in any case you should not consider articles in commerce or industry unless you are keen to make this your career . |
| 23 | Only 343 cases were diagnosed and reported in 1991 ( provisional data ) in men aged 15 years or over , fewer than in any of the preceding 10 years . |
| 24 | Even in 1935 , with Labour gaining 154 seats , the party still had fewer than in 1924 . |
| 25 | At a party congress of the DBP on Jan. 27 delegates representing 117,000 members ( 7,000 fewer than in October 1989 ) approved an electoral programme which included continued support for co-operative and state ownership of farms . |
| 26 | On May 21 Milongo announced a major Cabinet reshuffle , naming only 10 ministers in addition to himself , eight fewer than in the previous transitional administration . |
| 27 | Gap junctions in the patients with gastric ulcer were significantly fewer than in the healthy volunteers . |
| 28 | In addition , gap junctions in patients with recurrent ulcer were significantly fewer than in those with first onset ulcer . |
| 29 | Interestingly , gap junctions in patients with recurrent ulcer were much fewer than in patients with first onset ulcer . |
| 30 | Statistics also showed that 40 children were killed on Scotland 's roads last year three fewer than in 1991 . |