Example sentences of "it [vb -s] less [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many ways the VDU command is similar to a PRINT CHR$ ( num ) command , but it involves less typing and a number of characters may be easily sent . |
| 2 | It has less memory than the MP version , but can still be upgraded to MP capability . |
| 3 | ‘ Because each shaft is slightly thinner , hair starts to feel as if it has less body and volume , ’ says trichologist Philip Kingsley . |
| 4 | Ageing means that skin is less elastic , it has less collagen and circulation is poorer so that speed of wound closure is reduced . |
| 5 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 6 | Most of you had a shower installed because it was convenient and saved time , and also because you liked the fact that it uses less water than a bath and provides an extra bathing facility . |
| 7 | This is an area where a diesel car scores very well and as it uses less fuel than a petrol car , it emits less noxious gas . |
| 8 | That is a bad thing in itself , for it means less competition and more wasted resources . |