Example sentences of "to less [subord] a [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 . |