Example sentences of "[noun pl] have fewer [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the richest polar ponds and lakes have fewer species and lower productivity than most ponds of similar size and shape in temperate latitudes . |
| 2 | Flat hierarchies have fewer problems of communication between the top and the bottom . |
| 3 | PARENTS have fewer rights over their children 's schooling under the new Parents ' Charter , says a report out today . |
| 4 | Families headed by lone parents have fewer children than two parent families , with an average 1.6 dependent children compared with 1.8 . |
| 5 | The 1983 Water Act reduced local authority representation on Regional Water Authorities and the new boards have fewer members , all of whom are now appointed by the Environment Minister . |
| 6 | As far as the banks are concerned , they have no change in their balances in the Bank of England ( the government spends less money but then returns it to the banks by buying bills ) , but banks have fewer bills and hence fewer liquid assets . |
| 7 | ‘ It means that my officers have fewer prisoners to deal with . ’ |
| 8 | However arable farmers have fewer restraints on when they can inject . |
| 9 | Short-term bonds have fewer years over which the spoils have to be spread . |
| 10 | The number of strands in the tight junctions may correlate inversely with the permeability of the epithelium and it has been shown that the crypt tight junctions have fewer strands than the villous junctions . |
| 11 | This might suggest that people with better memories for driving situations have fewer accidents . |
| 12 | As hedgerows become rarer , voles have fewer places to live , and as more roads are built crisscrossing the countryside , they stand more risk of being killed by passing cars . |
| 13 | There are other differences too — for example , aquatic leaves have fewer stomata — all of which make feathery leaves better underwater and stouter ones better in air . |
| 14 | ( Women have fewer finger ridges than men . |
| 15 | Part-time employees have fewer rights than those in full time work and their work is less secure . |