Example sentences of "[is] less than [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might involve representing their position ( abilities , preferences , intentions ) in a way that is less than completely honest , or even , perhaps , downright dishonest . |
| 2 | To be fair , none of the players here is less than extremely competent , but there are moments when the piano tone appears monochrome or lacking in warmth . |
| 3 | Such a move is less than entirely satisfactory because the relationship between the theory of competence and the data on which it is based ( ultimately intuitions about acceptability ) becomes abstract to a point where counter-examples to the theory may be explained away on an ad hoc basis , unless a systematic pragmatics has already been developed . |
| 4 | However , there is theoretical evidence that the Martian exposure to asteroids was higher over the last few 1000 Ma than in more recent times , which scales the ages down such that all but the more heavily cratered terrain is less than about 2000 Ma old . |
| 5 | As one would expect , the Reynolds number range depends on the length/diameter ratio of the pipe ( and periodic transition does not occur at all when this ratio is less than about 60 ) . |