Example sentences of "with less [noun] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Threats to the rear occur throughout life , although with less frequency and intensity than during childhood .
2 Furthermore , the pilots are usually amateurs with less experience than airline pilots and their skills and knowledge of aviation are limited .
3 It is also used when there has been adultery but the parties prefer to present their break-up with less stigma and embarrassment .
4 With less care and attention these fantastic plots might breed disaster or amateurism .
5 The fall in oestrogen levels during the menopause affects the layers of cells in the vagina so that they become thinner , with less lubrication and elasticity and intercourse can become painful , making the vagina sore ( a condition called dyspareunia ) .
6 As has been mentioned ( Chapter 3 , 3.3.1 ) , because management knows the business ( some of them will usually have operated it at board level ) , the vendors may expect to provide Newco with less warranty and indemnity protection than on an " arm's-length " sale .
7 Johnson took this latter and soon ‘ began to wish that our curiosity might have been gratified with less trouble and danger ’ .
8 That car , lighter by some 175kg but with less power and torque ( 160bhp , 170 lb ft ) , is 0.4secs quicker to 60mph ( 9.5secs ) and just 1mph slower .
9 This translates into faster working , with less wear and tear on both the user 's arm and the saw .
10 Its high Cetane number of 54–56 ( compared to a British Minimum of 48 Cetane ) , gives a more rapid and complete combustion with less smoke and engine noise .
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