Example sentences of "[vb infin] less [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although elite mobility is likely to decline , ‘ there is reason to believe that access to positions in the political elite will remain less restricted in character than is typically the case in the capitalist societies ’ ( Giddens 1981 , p. 242 ) . |
| 2 | Thus a considerable proportion of the fabliaux may appear less inhibited in expressing their underlying desires than the more sophisticated sexual joke envisaged by Freud . |
| 3 | If the conventional realms of activity are not accompanied by a sense of security then — we will feel less committed to them we will be more likely to ‘ take the law into our own hands ’ ; insecurity is associated with lawlessness . |
| 4 | if management took an interest in the workforce and allowed them some control over their environment then the workforce would feel less alienated from the workplace ; |
| 5 | Well , if she ever met Billy Sullivan on the street again she would feel less inhibited about talking with him , as long as he remained proper , she told herself with a smile . |
| 6 | The possibility that the generalist advice worker would become less valued through an increase in specialists has not been borne out in practice . |
| 7 | They think that the Church would then become less dominated by priests . |
| 8 | The younger generation did seem less committed to the politics of the street demonstration and the illegal parade . |