Example sentences of "for less [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can do business each week for less than the price of a TV licence , the government has a deal for you . |
| 2 | The strategy is to sell the plug compatibles for less than the price of the equivalent IBM machine but to make them at least as powerful , or to provide more for the same money . |
| 3 | There are plenty of dealers who can offer you a computer for less than the price of a Dell , Elonex or a Dan ; but will the support be as good ? |
| 4 | Microsoft 's latest scheme to increase its market share in the Macintosh software arena is a trade-in deal which nets a customer the four Microsoft applications which make up the integrated Microsoft Office pack for less than the price of just one of those applications . |
| 5 | The result is that ordinary motorists can now pick them up at the more respectable auctions for less than the price of an everyday family car . |
| 6 | If not , should heads settle for less than the whole of their ideal or keep on pressing their colleagues ? |
| 7 | As the bulk of the material was culled from just three radio sessions , this proved that an album of quality could still be made for less than the cost of recording your average chart single . |
| 8 | A FAMILY of four can enjoy a healthy diet for less than the Government 's estimated £10 a person a week , according to a new recipe booklet from The Sugar Bureau . |
| 9 | If , however , the seller has been able to re-sell the goods elsewhere only at a loss ( i.e. for less than the buyer had agreed to pay ) the seller is entitled to deduct that loss from the refund . |
| 10 | In addition , many of those who have had their homes repossessed are now being chased by building societies and banks for the short-falls arising after the sale of their homes , many of which are being sold for less than the mortgage owing on them . |
| 11 | While it is now thought that they are interested in offloading part or all of this holding , it seems that they are not prepared to sell for less than the purchasing price of £1.20 . |
| 12 | ( b ) Money paid to a person in a public or quasi-public position to obtain the performance by him of a duty which he is bound to perform for nothing or for less than the sum demanded by him is recoverable to the extent that he is not entitled to it . |