Example sentences of "be [det] than [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carbon emissions under the cheapest plan are less than under market forces , thanks to the efficient methods it uses . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , once in recovery , the opportunity remains for the recovering person to extend his or her range of physical abstinence and , by doing this , the relapse rate may in time come to be less than at present . |
| 4 | It will be easy to find litters of three ( or more ) and , even though such rats may not be ‘ identical triplets ’ , the variability among siblings should be less than among rats in general . |
| 5 | In general , the amount of antibody in OMT is less than in serum . |
| 6 | There are more courts sitting so the backlog is less than in Leicester , but youth justice manager Rick Amos says the joint probation and social services team is ‘ extremely busy ’ . |