Example sentences of "[noun] less [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The total value of the property taken was put at £925 , £54 less than the cost of the damage caused . |
| 2 | President Reagan 's Strategic Defense Initiative , announced in 1983 , has always been accompanied by a strong element of criticism of existing US nuclear policy , but it may turn out to be a good deal less than the promised means of freeing the world from the scourge of nuclear weaponry . |
| 3 | Only an upper limit on the flattening can thus be established , but this is a good deal less than the flattening of the Earth . |
| 4 | The cost of these changes are prices roughly £400 less than the five-door versions and highly competitive with the opposition . |
| 5 | Pitched at £400 less than the IBM RS/6000 model 220 , the colour 705 can be upgraded to use the 50MHz 710 PA-RISC board , upgradability , which HP claims , is offered neither by Sun nor IBM . |
| 6 | It costs £400 less than the CIC Sigma and £146 less than the slightly lower specified Greenfield machine . |
| 7 | Five shillings ( 2s. less than the lowest amount which , according to Rowntree , could support an individual for a week ) was held to be too low . |
| 8 | The loss was £100,000 less than the group predicted when it launched an £18.5m rights issue to refinance the group in August . |
| 9 | I I do n't wish to , to quibble but is actually a cost minus basis industry is not being paid its full costs for this programme , they 've been paid a percentage less than the cost they actually incur . |
| 10 | Equipped like that however , the RS weighs only 4% less than an ordinary 911 Carrera 2 , which seems to defeat the object of the exercise . |
| 11 | The Zener voltage should be chosen so that it is approximately 1V less than the nominal on-load battery voltage . |
| 12 | For those who want a complete directory' not only of the world 's railways but also of manufacturers of railway equipment of every kind , from coaches to couplings , then Jane 's is your book — provided you have £50 to spare , which is £7 less than a second class return from London to Newcastle . |
| 13 | Explaining that the parish precept had risen to 8 percent less than the 11–1/2 percent predicted for many other councils , David Clark , finance and general purposes chairman , was questioned by Col. John Dabson . |
| 14 | He did not explain how he arrived at that figure , but it turns out — conveniently — to be £93 less than the £420 student loan that the Government are now making available . |
| 15 | An aspiring university teacher appointed in his early 20s is likely to earn at least £4,000 less than an articled clerk in a City solicitors ' firm . |
| 16 | The Hampden File can be obtained from Harry Moyle at 57 Astbury Avenue , Parkstone , Poole , Dorset BH12 5DU at £14.50 — £2 less than the bookshop price . |
| 17 | But actually those videos cost s less than a pound to produce each . |
| 18 | It costs £400 less than the CIC Sigma and £146 less than the slightly lower specified Greenfield machine . |
| 19 | The Marixx DS is priced at $18,000 ; $1,000 less than the comparable Sun box , the firm claims . |
| 20 | Home-killed lamb is the best value , reveals a Meat and Livestock Commission report , which says meat is better value now than it was 10 years ago and has risen in price 15% less than the rise in inflation |
| 21 | Note that the upper bow is 15% less than the lower . |
| 22 | So this example here we might find that that matches that matches we get a response of two from here and we get a response less than the response from here and the same response from this . |
| 23 | Bound to be cos litre 's l bit less than a gallon in n it ? |
| 24 | An annuity is an arrangement with a financial institution whereby , if you are over retirement age and do not want to leave your property to anyone when you die , they will effectively buy your house from you ( albeit at a bit less than the market price ) , give you guaranteed security of tenure until you die , and turn the money that they pay you for the house into a regular income for life . |
| 25 | I eventually bought an MX-5 with hard-top , limited slip diff , air conditioning and option package A for £8000 , some £6000 less than a tax-free UK-supplied car of the same specification . |
| 26 | One recent study ** looks at four ways in which a treaty might , over the next 40 years , cut global emissions to 50% less than the levels they would reach without a change in policy . |
| 27 | It 's £11 less than a single British Rail ticket from London to Glasgow . |
| 28 | That is £150 less than the current summer rates and £70 off last year 's prices . |
| 29 | ‘ The average couple will pay £200 less than the poll tax , ’ he said . |
| 30 | That was about £800,000 less than the original estimate of £4.5m. which officers felt was unacceptable . |