Example sentences of "[noun sg] the less " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as we can tell , the men-folk ruled in every sphere ; but it may be that the further one got from the world of high feudalism the less of a slave the woman became ; it is certainly true , in a rather different way , that the Norman Conquest brought both a more complete feudalism and a fall in the status of women . |
| 2 | Of course the bigger the job the less excuse |
| 3 | But the more inelastic was the initial labour supply curve the less impact this disregard of social security benefits will have on employment and wages . |
| 4 | At the same time he thought it desirable to submit to them a brief record of his work ( Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers , 1899 , pp. 3–11 ) , in view of what were in his opinion the less than adequate references to it in the 1899 James Forrest lecture on ‘ Magnetism ’ by J. A. Ewing [ q.v. ] , in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers ( vol. cxxxviii , pp. 289–311 ) . |
| 5 | Thus the ‘ law of demand ’ that the higher is the price the less will be the quantity demanded guides the economics predictions regarding tax changes . |
| 6 | So , the smaller the hole the less salt used in the ritual — with one caution . |
| 7 | The children had little contact with their parents , and the longer they remained in care the less contact they had . |
| 8 | ‘ The quicker you get to your opponent 's goal the less obstacles you find , ’ was his motto . |
| 9 | As a general rule , whatever we may like to think , the less wealth generated by an animal as an individual the less attention is paid to its welfare , such as Merino sheep in Australia and Angora goats in South Africa existing only to produce wool ; the individual battery hen in Britain , too , has very little cash value , and therefore very little attention is paid to her welfare . |
| 10 | Clearly , the more prescribed the task the less room for manoeuvre and the less of a challenge for the group . |