Example sentences of "would be less [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , reform is ruled out because either the new second chamber would be less democratic than the Commons in which case it should not be able to delay legislation , or if it was just as democratic then there is no point in having two chambers , the more so since there is the potential problem of constitutional deadlock between them . |
| 2 | In cases where patch reefs are expected , isopach maps would be less useful and the reefs would have to be identified where possible on seismic . |
| 3 | Darwin argued that the study of embryonic stages was important for working out these relationships because the embryo would be less affected than the adult form by the adaptive modifications upon which evolution was based . |
| 4 | For example , an office held at pleasure might nevertheless be subject to procedural fairness where the statutory scheme would be less effective if the right to be heard were not implied . |
| 5 | Freedom to protest in public would be less meaningful if the police were not committed to ensuring that it was unimpeded within the Queen 's Peace . |