Example sentences of "less than [art] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Beswick ( 1977 ) notes , such a development requires no less than a revolution in most people 's perception of a library from that of " storehouse to learning centre " . |
| 2 | Welsh flanker Stuart Lane lasted less than a minute in South Africa , while Irish stand-off Paul Dean had his tour ended in Australia before half-time in the first match . |
| 3 | During the breeding season , a male will establish a territory of less than a metre in diameter in a stream , and aggressively repel all intruders . |
| 4 | Both Wagamama and Belgo are open every day from midday until eleven , neither accepts bookings , and you can get away with spending less than a tenner in either . |
| 5 | Thus nowadays a company may have less than a decade in which to recoup its investment . |
| 6 | Boy George , though , was nothing less than a man in drag , a gender-bender who flounced his sexuality in the faces of outrages tabloids and ecstatic teenage girls . |
| 7 | A serious crisis erupted within the Janata Dal party ( the main component of the ruling National Front coalition ) in mid-July , and came close to destroying India 's coalition government after less than a year in power . |
| 8 | Welcome back : After less than a year in football management , Swindon Town boss Glenn Hoddle has been chosen to take charge of a Football League team for a top match in Italy . |
| 9 | Issuing from the loch is the River Arkaig , crossing a narrow strip of land and less than a mile in length before entering Loch Lochy . |
| 10 | It was ironical that Adam , who was the owner of that big house and all that land and the contents of the house , nevertheless went down to Nunes the second time with less than a fiver in his pocket . |
| 11 | Nagaland 's United Legislature Front ( ULF ) government led by K. L. Chisi collapsed on June 13 after less than a month in office [ see p. 37452 for formation of ULF government from a coalition of Congress ( I ) defectors and the Nagaland People 's Council — NPC ] . |
| 12 | Championship at Hillside , he holed his final putt of less than an inch in snooker-fashion with the grip-end of his putter . |
| 13 | Less than an hour in their company had brought them to the boil . |
| 14 | Home-killed lamb is the best value , reveals a Meat and Livestock Commission report , which says meat is better value now than it was 10 years ago and has risen in price 15% less than the rise in inflation |
| 15 | When announcing the increase in such benefits for 1981 , it disclosed its intention to increase invalidity benefit by 5 per cent less than the rise in prices . |
| 16 | Secondly , the variation in the reference measurement is greater when a plant is present , but still considerably less than the variation in the plant measurement . |
| 17 | Driving for cash er well an indication of how strongly we , we 've been driving for cash is that er the reduction i in er operating cash flow is less than the reduction in profit . |
| 18 | Even so , the difficulty for the individual creating a root definition is less than the difficulty in getting all the individuals involved to agree on the definition to be used . |
| 19 | Taking into account the proposed dividend of 2.2p , this amounts to a total return of 18.3 per cent , though it is less than the increase in the Hoare Govett Smaller Companies — up 24.1 per cent . |
| 20 | It 's difficult to escape the conclusion that a great many of those questioned spoke less than the truth in their answers . |
| 21 | In addition , there may well be a requirement that any sub-letting is to be at not less than the rent in the lease , and that any sub-lease is to contain similar rent reviews to those in the lease . |
| 22 | As in the civil sector , the gap in know-how may be less than the gap in the technological level of what is produced ; often a conscious decision is made to forego the most advanced option . |
| 23 | Fullers and carpenters required 20 marks for admission to the livery in the late fifteenth century , but in each case the total number of assessments was much less than the number in the contemporary lists , twenty-six and twenty-four respectively , compared with between thirty and forty . |
| 24 | The decrease in ATF1 mRNA during differentiation of F9 cells ( ∼3 fold ) appears less than the decrease in ATF1 protein levels ( ∼10 fold ) . |
| 25 | The only evidence as to the value of Caliban was that it was worth less than the $2.5m. in fact paid . |