Example sentences of "less [noun] than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fuzzy Peach ( ripe peach ) , Juba ( lemon and orange ) and Camomella ( camomile ) are on sale from February 18 — less ageist than a wrinkle cream ! |
| 2 | Pre-tax profits of £30m to £40m point to a p/e of over 15 at 104p , down 21p , which is less support than a yield of 9.5 per cent if the final holds . |
| 3 | The disadvantages are that the single battery has less stamina than a pod of AAs giving the same voltage , and the female terminal can splay ( or the segments fold under if the battery is installed carelessly ) . |
| 4 | Similarly , when Wannemacher and Ryan ( 1978 ) in one condition asked three-to five-year-olds to identify rods with either more or less beads than a standard , the children did well on both more and less : 98 per cent and 95 per cent correct . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | These days the word salame is also used to refer to an idiot with less brains than a sack of potatoes ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The main advantages of a shower are that it 's more hygienic and uses less water than a bath — typically , 70 to 80 per cent less , 30 to 40 per cent less for a power shower . |
| 9 | From an environmental point of view a bolt ( galvanised or stainless steel ) causes less impact than a peg . |
| 10 | HELLER ON MANAGEMENT Less sense than a lemming |
| 11 | WE 'RE SORRY we ca n't return any of your Gallery pictures , but not half as sorry as we are for inflicting this smirking , high-voiced , tubby toff with less personality than a plasticine man on you . |
| 12 | ‘ They can be built on considerably less land than a golf course and the cost of construction and maintenance is reasonable . ’ |
| 13 | This design of eye reveals far less detail than a camera eye . |