Example sentences of "less [conj] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Etching times may vary from less than a minute to over half an hour . |
| 2 | Short-term pain for long-term gain — or in his words , ‘ this is nothing less than a call to arms , to restore the vitality of the American dream ’ . |
| 3 | This is nothing less than a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream , ’ he said . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Government bonds with less than a year to maturity . |
| 6 | He now has less than a month to ‘ re-engage ’ the negotiations before the United States imposes a savage and crippling 200pc trade tariff on £200m of imported European goods . |