Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [be] less " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trade surplus was now expected to be less than US$10,000 million for the year compared to $16,000 million for 1989 ( US$1.00=129.826 cruzeiros as at Nov. 29 , 1990 ) . |
| 2 | This year America 's deficit and Germany 's surplus are forecast to be less than half as big , as a percentage of GNP , as they were at their peak ; Japan 's surplus may be only a quarter of its peak level . |
| 3 | The bid failed because the estate 's value was considered to be less than the ‘ knockdown price ’ of £10 million at which the Prince had persuaded Mr Kluge to offer it to the nation , with some assessments valuing the estate at between £2 and £7 million . |
| 4 | If their commitment and reliability are seen to be less than that of a paid worker then the stereotype will be reinforced and the many totally committed and reliable volunteers will be misjudged . |
| 5 | It appears from my own research that while , overall , boys are seen to be less conformist , teachers prefer their type of classroom resistance to that of the girls . |
| 6 | It would force a return to the Roads –n Urban Areas style of road and housing layout which is widely agreed to be less than desirable – |
| 7 | Thus if the value of ρ or a band is found to be less than ρ max may be assigned to a totally-symmetric mode . |
| 8 | Point counting can be done by preparing transparent overlay coordinate grids at various sizes ; eye strain is found to be less than with a petrographic microscope . |
| 9 | When some of these were examined , they were found to be less than successful ; in some cases because of poor engineering practice but generally because of inadequate evaluation of the economic factors involved . |
| 10 | ( 6.5 ) was found to be less than the market risk premium ( ) . |
| 11 | The language used in Synod has often proved to be less than gentlemanly . |
| 12 | The simple method of inverting the bottles , as Dom Pérignon had done in his sand-pit , although adequate for the small amounts required by individuals , soon proved to be less than perfect for large commercial quantities . |
| 13 | New guidelines followed in 1984 , but these have apparently proved to be less than satisfactory for reasons which are spelled out in the House of Commons Energy Committee Report . |
| 14 | The area of oilseed rape grown this year is believed to be less than half that for 1992 and the area of potatoes ( 7,500 hectares ) is down by 30pc . |
| 15 | Other biblical passages ( stage two ) may then be held to be less than adequate in terms of this criterion . |