Example sentences of "in less [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look here , Stevens , the first of the delegates will be arriving here in less than a fortnight . ’ |
| 2 | Her re-fit was over in less than a fortnight and she was back on the Atlantic run and into the storms . |
| 3 | DEFENDING champions Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf could both be missing when Wimbledon starts in less than a fortnight . |
| 4 | In less than a fortnight it will be the third anniversary of his death . |
| 5 | They drew three coverts blank , found at a fourth , but lost the line in less than a mile . |
| 6 | That was the third angry walkout in one biological day , and the second threat to resign in less than a bio-week . |
| 7 | The history of three German invasions in less than a century , together with the ambiguous record of the French under German occupation onwards , and the sudden , unexpected , role as one of the victorious powers , have left a mixed historical residue composed of fear , awe and mistrust . |
| 8 | In less than a century the world of sound-recording had expanded from a plaything for amateurs to a world-wide billion-dollar industry , and it looks set to stay that way . |
| 9 | And in terms of its practical record he says , ‘ Whatever our misgivings , it is difficult not to feel a sense of admiration and gratitude for a movement that , in less than a century , through its direct action in some areas and through indirect influence in labour movements and other social forces in others , has raised to a human condition the life of at least half of the human race . ’ |
| 10 | In less than a century , market pressures for uniformity have slaughtered crop diversity . |
| 11 | Given the political will , a primitive nationalism can be generated by governments in a remarkably short space of time , certainly in less than a generation . |
| 12 | In less than a generation the pirate peoples who were notorious for forging themselves and their sailing craft through impossible conditions had acquired the ability to command undreamed-of tonnage and horsepower with their big toes . |
| 13 | For since fishermen require only trained aptitudes , and not any exceptional natural qualities , their number could be increased in less than a generation to almost any extent that was necessary to meet the demand ; while the industries connected with building boats , making nets , etc. being now on a larger scale would be organized more thoroughly and economically . |
| 14 | ( 52 ) In less than a generation , the male population shed their finery and cosmetics for the eclipse plumage of modern times . |
| 15 | In less than a year I would reach retirement age and I had nothing to fall back on . |
| 16 | I find it astonishing that , in less than a year since proposals on these lines by Robert Jackson , the higher education minister , were leaked , the majority of university vice-chancellors should have moved to a position whereby they are actively pursuing the option of charging students the full cost of their courses . |
| 17 | But in less than a year Poland and Hungary had proved otherwise ‘ and now you have the strongest of the strong , the East Germans , jumping out like water from a bucket with a hole in it . |
| 18 | ‘ It will be another Lebanon in less than a year . ’ |
| 19 | In less than a year since the White Paper , 18 detailed Charters have been published . |
| 20 | After this , Burke went on to win 3 out of 4 fights in less than a year , and in 1828 was matched with William Fitzmaurice at Harpenden which went 106 rounds and lasted 3 hours . |
| 21 | In less than a year the pair have already made significant progress . |
| 22 | And Reid denies that Dalglish 's massive transfer splurge — he has spent more than £10 million in less than a year — has sent the market mad . |
| 23 | The best ( rated 5 ) will pay for itself in less than a year , while the least cost-effective ( rate 0 ) is worth doing only if you are planning to carry out other major renovation work at the same time . |
| 24 | Boris Yeltsin 's planned visit to Japan was postponed , for the second time in less than a year . |
| 25 | Such cross-shareholdings are commonplace in Japan and in continental Europe , but tend not to work so well in the US — Control Data had 20% of Silicon Graphics and sold it ; Compaq Computer Corp sold the stake it bought to cement the Advanced Computing Environment Initiative in less than a year . |
| 26 | To get a piece of the action , take up Britannia Sailing 's Fastnet Challenge , a chance to go from absolute novice to crewing one of their 20 yachts entered in the 1993 Fastnet race , in less than a year . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll be dead in less than a year . |
| 28 | Work began the following year , using a shield which , though similar to one patented by Barlow in 1868 , was designed by Greathead ; it was forced forward by powerful screw-jacks as excavation proceeded , and the 1,350 ft. long tunnel was completed in less than a year . |
| 29 | And in less than a year after that the Secretary of State may make it clear that our client group is radically changed and moved |
| 30 | Nearly 500 jobs have been lost in the steel industry at Shotton in less than a year . |