Example sentences of "would be less [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ even If we lose 10,000 brain cells a day from the time we are born , we have started with so many that the total number lost by the age of 60 would be less than 3 Per cent . ’ |
| 2 | Rather desperately , Celia steered the conversation round to her and Brian 's new house in the country , how Alison and Geoffrey must come and stay , that they would be less than fifty miles apart ; while Alison , obviously thankful to turn to less delicate matters , regaled her with a description of all she had been doing in her garden and some rather dull anecdotes about the neighbours whom Celia and Brian had met on their last visit . |
| 3 | It had been feared compensation would be less than £100,000 each , under the Carriage By Air Act . |
| 4 | There would be less than five feet between the massive engines . |
| 5 | Tiredness was frequently a good excuse for the moods in which he would be less than charming. , |
| 6 | All but four of the sports venues — boxing and volleyball in Liverpool , yachting in Pwllheli and shooting near Chester — would be less than 20 minutes ' drive from the village . |
| 7 | But the benefit of a second one-year set-aside , if the scheme is extended , would be less because the reduced area of cereals harvested in 1992 would reduce the co-responsibility levy refund . |
| 8 | The risks would be less if Congress were to act quickly on reform proposals provided by the administration , which could attract new capital into banking from outside , and break down the barriers that have hampered the growth of strong banks . |
| 9 | For many , the figure would be less if they were to avoid having their spending capped . |
| 10 | There would be less and less for him to do without the outlet at the Amtel clinic . |
| 11 | The sense of personal ownership would be less and the risk of letting go of one 's book and reducing one 's own access would not exist . |