Example sentences of "[is] less [adj] than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's less common than a beef tapeworm , but more dangerous , because its larvae will settle into almost any part of the body , including eyes . |
| 2 | It 's less formal than the consulting-room . ’ |
| 3 | Bar 1 is less dissonant than the rest , and contains very brief quasi-triadic groups such as the diminished 7th chord C , E♭ , F , and the following minor 9th and minor 7th chords on the last beat . |
| 4 | The market is less predictable than the law . |
| 5 | It is less resistant than the technique shown in this chapter . |
| 6 | The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages . |
| 7 | Worst of all , finance is less discreet than the valet . |
| 8 | The battle in the Gulf is not about George Bush and Saddam Hussein and which of them is less virtuous than the other . |
| 9 | It sounds an unsavoury task , but it is less unhealthy than the job of ‘ night soil ’ collectors who in many countries spend their nights emptying buckets . |
| 10 | A reverberant place such as a church , empty hall or tiled kitchen is less easy than a room with some sound-absorbent furnishings , such as heavy curtains and thick carpet . |
| 11 | Second , if an order for payment of a mortgagee 's litigation costs , made as a matter of discretion , is less favourable than the mortgagee 's contractual right under the mortgage deed , does the mortgagee have any residual rights in respect of the balance of the costs not recoverable under the order ? |
| 12 | A characteristic two pages of the text are given to Corot 's landscapes , five pictures being cited , though the reader is less fortunate than the lecture audience , as only two are illustrated . |
| 13 | The actual sound ambience of this recording is less dry than the sort of sound that Philips is prepared to settle for in the same hall , and it is refreshing to hear Nicholas McGegan 's fine cast of soloists use the hall 's natural resonance to give the distinct impression that they are enjoying themselves and confirming , to one listener at least , that an important part of enjoying oneself is showing off . |
| 14 | For example , a child with language which is less advanced than the language of other children of that age would be regarded as having delayed language ; in contrast , children whose language stands out because it is deficient when compared with the way in which they perform on other social and intellectual tasks may be regarded as having a language deficit . |
| 15 | For instance , the end part of the diphthong /ai/ is less prominent than the beginning part . |
| 16 | It would be easy to be intimidated here on first acquaintance , for this part of the crag is less friendly than the rest . |
| 17 | Here outright oppression and denial of rights is less troublesome than the benevolence of a personally known and trusted employer ; a quiet word with the boss will often be preferable to calling in a more remote and impersonal organization to settle any differences . |
| 18 | It covers such a wide variety of conditions that it is less specific than a weather forecast . |
| 19 | Where the nature of the disability is less specific than the example shown ( e.g. backache , virus etc ) the progress of the claim should be monitored very closely . |
| 20 | Often , to have a solid example in front of you is less daunting than a drawing . |
| 21 | In view of the consternation which Khrushchev 's policies aroused in the Party itself , his eventual deposition is less striking than the degree to which he succeeded in imposing his will on a reluctant leadership . |
| 22 | There are several reasons for this ‘ regression towards the mean ’ ; it could be based on a genetic process , or it could be because a father ( mother ) who is above the mean in ability marries on average someone who is less able than he ( she ) , and so the child , reflecting the ability of both parents , is less able than the father ( mother ) . |
| 23 | Berni Miller , chief executive of the Farm Holiday Bureau , says she finds the report encouraging and feels that it broadly reflects the way the industry round the country is moving at the moment , although business in other regions is less seasonal than the West Country . |
| 24 | I accept that my development as myself is less important than the chance to become part of a couple . |
| 25 | The degree to which any particular development is exclusively attributable to the project remains a moot point , but in our view this is less important than the degree to which the project complemented and extended existing and coincidental developments , and in this respect the project has been most successful . |
| 26 | The question of who can sue is less important than the question of who will sue . |
| 27 | In some areas the size of the shell is less important than the thickness of the shell . |
| 28 | The fact that existing structures of policing ( or defence ) are more effective than what is proposed is less important than the principle that such matters should be the preserve of a united European Government . |
| 29 | Here the actual process of perception by the audience is less important than the knowledge resulting from perception which the playwright wants the audience to receive at this point in the play . |
| 30 | Some people will want to quarrel with this analysis ; but for our present purposes its accuracy is less important than the use Miller makes of it . |