Example sentences of "less than [pron] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | To jump out of the way a model must roll equal to or less than its initiative value on a D6 . |
2 | In the meantime , the government did little to raise cash by selling Amersham , the old radiochemical centre , at about £20 million less than its market value . |
3 | Work in progress may be agreed to be brought in at less than its face value to reflect expenses incurred during the period between bill delivery and payment . |
4 | Note that purchasing an asset for less than its face value is known as ‘ discounting ’ . |
5 | The primary source of their superior financial performance is capital gains from acquiring corporate assets and activities that , under present ownership , yield less than their opportunity values , and disposing of them at their higher market values . |
6 | Highly qualified medical men , now earning significantly less than their ambulance drivers , are leaving the much vaunted health care system in droves , looking for jobs ( sometimes two or three ) which offer a passport to at least temporary insolvency . |
7 | Bills of exchange : These are short-term debt instruments , i.e. claims , issued mainly by corporations and the government , purchased by the bank at less than their face value . |
8 | In origin a feudal revenue , this was the right of the King to buy household supplies at less than their market price . |
9 | Additionally , people who can say in advance that their income will be less than their tax allowances can register to receive their interest gross . |
10 | They were humiliated with a day and a half to spare by an innings and 182 runs — just 18 runs less than their record loss against Yorkshire in 1938 . |
11 | But how far , even as an occasional visitor , could he isolate himself from the community , from their private tragedies no less than their dinner parties ? |
12 | Interest can continue to be received gross if you certify prior to closure that your total income for the year , including that arising on closure is less than your tax allowance for the year and you are therefore a non-taxpayer . |
13 | The cardinal rule is : only register if your taxable income is less than your tax allowances . |