Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] less [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it has less incidence of such needs , does it not follow that it should score highly in the narrow spectrum of examination results for the most able pupils ? |
| 2 | ‘ Because each shaft is slightly thinner , hair starts to feel as if it has less body and volume , ’ says trichologist Philip Kingsley . |
| 3 | A local authority that spends less on special educational needs does so either because it has less incidence of such needs or because it is in dereliction of its duties to pupils with those needs . |
| 4 | I favour a long-reaching front guard because it has less distance to travel before it strikes the opponent , and it is able to intercept attacks closer to source . |
| 5 | This is an area where a diesel car scores very well and as it uses less fuel than a petrol car , it emits less noxious gas . |
| 6 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 7 | This is easier for us , for it presents less challenge to the habits of our mental and emotional processes . |
| 8 | That is a bad thing in itself , for it means less competition and more wasted resources . |