Example sentences of "[that] [art] fewer " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew she could rely on his discretion for , although she was not ashamed of her background , she considered that the fewer people who knew of it , the better . |
| 2 | In so far as it was possible to control the number of children they had , a significant number of Victorian parents were beginning to do so — if only because of the simple fact that the fewer sons and daughters there were , the more could be done to give each of them a good start in life . |
| 3 | Note also that the fewer units you have the less likely you are to suffer from animosity . |
| 4 | Mike and I agree that the fewer people who see Ace at present the better ! |
| 5 | It is conceivable that a partnership could be used as the buy-out vehicle where the managers wish to acquire the shares in Target rather than its business and assets , on the principle that the fewer the corporate layers in the structure , the easier it is to fund borrowings and extract profits . |
| 6 | It is little compensation to know that no fewer than six earned themselves the VC ; myth has it that they were all won before breakfast . |
| 7 | It was estimated that no fewer than 30,000 people could congregate at Grand Central without serious crowding . |
| 8 | Baggage and goods were handled on a sub-track level , and one of the advantages of the new arrangements was that no fewer than fifteen street level-crossings were eliminated . |
| 9 | This deep interest was amply reflected in the fact that no fewer than a dozen Argentine railway companies were British-owned . |
| 10 | The whole thing got out of hand , partly because of the ill chance that no fewer than three people who knew the real Louise Müller converged upon Vienna at the same time : her sister , myself , and the young French officer who replaced me in her affections . ’ |
| 11 | Gregory King also estimated that no fewer than ten million acres of England and Wales were still ‘ heaths , moors , mountains , and barren land ’ , rather more than one quarter of the total area of the country as he reckoned it . |
| 12 | The ultimate refinement , according to Cinefantastique vol 12 , no 5/6 ( 1982 ) , was that no fewer than 2000 light sources , dyed in various tints of red , orange and yellow , were incorporated in the model . |
| 13 | The Ministry of Labour survey showed that no fewer than 37 per cent of the ‘ administrative , clerical and sales ’ group were made to retire by 55 and a similar proportion by the age of 60 , whereas 65 was the ‘ normal ’ retirement age for men ( Ministry of Labour Gazette , 1938 ) . |
| 14 | It was suggested that no fewer than 300 million acres of grain-growing land were opened up by this railway . |
| 15 | Bearing in mind that 500,000 Nepalese soldiers served with the British forces in the two world wars , that no fewer than 50,000 were either killed or seriously wounded , that 13 won Victoria Crosses , that 13 British officers serving with the Gurkhas also won Victoria Crosses , and that under ’ Options for Change ’ we are proposing to reduce the number of Gurkhas from 8,000 to 2,500 , can my hon. Friend assure the House that the Foreign Office will take into account the reduction in what amounts to aid , currently provided through pay and pensions , in its future plans for aid to Nepal ? |
| 16 | What we do know is that pre-emption means that no fewer than half the power stations ' fuel markets in England and Wales are entirely removed from the danger of competition . |
| 17 | ‘ The fact that no fewer than half the funds invested in small firms in Scotland comes from personal equity shows that Scots do have a flair for enterprise and a willingness to back their own judgment that is essential in every entrepreneur . ’ |