Example sentences of "to less [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1989 to 1991 , Italy and the USSR decreased their contributions ; their joint share fell from a half to less than a quarter . |
| 2 | Now the proportion is down to less than a quarter , and falling . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ We have targeted this and we will look next at reducing waiting times to 18 months across the board and eventually hope to get it down to less than a year . ’ |
| 4 | Electromagnetic waves with lengths ranging from several kilometres to less than a metre can be picked up by tuning a radio into long or short wavebands . |
| 5 | And some London pubs have slashed their prices from £1.70 a pint to less than a pound . |
| 6 | It is important , though , to limit the size of the plans ( e.g. , to less than a page each ) , so that you keep a simple overview . |
| 7 | It will be recalled that Section 37 of the Finance Act , 1969 provided for the ascertainment for the purposes of estate duty of the ‘ slice ’ of the property in which the interest of ; beneficiary who was entitled to less than the whole of the in come or who had a joint interest in property which was no income-producing subsisted . |
| 8 | That 's why I 'm submitting a budget that holds the growth in spending to less than the rate of inflation . |
| 9 | He wrote a book expounding 1 Corinthians 7 to imply that the apostle was not really defending marriage , since his arguments fatally conceded that it was not the most perfect state for the believer , and no true believer could aspire to less than the perfection to which God called . |
| 10 | Worse , they and the new land against which loans were secured declined in value in some cases to less than the amount borrowed , forcing lenders to foreclose . |
| 11 | It seems churlish to denigrate a show that offers as much humour and sharp observation as this one , but it is impossible to escape the conclusion that Reflected Glory finally adds up to less than the sum of its parts . |
| 12 | nothing in this Condition shall limit the liability of the Carrier to less than the sum of £10 ; |
| 13 | If the glider is down wind of the site , the decision to return must be taken before the glider gets to less than an angle of about 20° to the field in light winds , and 30–40° in windy weather . |