Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well there as I mentioned a staff reduction of a hundred and ninety two and significant er staff reduct er cost reduction in other , other areas we , we analyze every single er publishing unit and where the erm where they were marginally profitable or less than marginally profitable er we 've taken appropriate action . |
| 2 | Thus a stream of pulses lasting 1 second each and given at 10 second intervals could be the ‘ background ’ ( they could be sound pulses or pulses on a screen , for example ) ; the ‘ signal ’ being sought could be the absence of a pulse , one that was shorter or longer than the standard value or one that appeared too soon or too late . |
| 3 | Was it almost er All or or most of the total amount you spent in the last year , about half or less than half the total ? |
| 4 | All or most of the total , about half or less than half the |
| 5 | Er how much of the money you 've spent , what proportion , all , most of the total , about half or less than half the total have you spent at a shop . |
| 6 | Only 400 tonnes of fresh and less than 2,000 tonnes of frozen cod , have been landed in the UK by Russian vessels so far this year . |
| 7 | Any child under 12 and less than five feet tall will have to belt up in the front or rear . |
| 8 | If you do have one though moving around the screens is much quicker and easier than using the keyboard . |
| 9 | The equivalent figures for the trip to Manchester were eighty , forty-five and less than thirty hours . |
| 10 | Around the titles is built a mystique that implies that this quite ordinary product is somehow different and better than anything else on the market . |
| 11 | So I think that er to put parental investment theory centre stage is more reliable and better than the rather old-fashioned biological approach which in talking about sex emphasise things like sex chromosomes and hormones , so that a sex chromosome in a mammal for instance was something that a male had but a female did n't and this gave rise to hormonal effects like those of testosterone erm which are thought to be very important . |
| 12 | , the ‘ weak ’ unemployment trap , may be typical of many low-paid workers who face high but less than 100 per cent replacement ratios . |
| 13 | ‘ Vehicular traffic light signal ’ is defined as follows : ‘ Three lights shall be used , one red , one amber and one green … the lamp showing the amber light shall be capable of showing a steady light or a flashing light such that it flashes at a rate of not less than 70 nor more than 90 flashes per minute etc . |
| 14 | The number of visits was much greater : 11 per cent had 300 or more — almost one a day , 33 per cent between 100 and 300 — two or more a week on average , 19 per cent 50 — 99 , between one and two a week , 4 per cent 20–49 — between one a fortnight and one a week , 14 per cent 10–19 — less than one a fortnight , 12 per cent had less than 10 or less than one a month . |
| 15 | Now what has happened here is that on the previous public enquiry over the Tetsworth site , Tetsworth , Great Milton and various other Parish Councils have the defence of producing sites which they think are appropriate or better than their own site , and they mentioned Wheatley . |
| 16 | What is more , the participating organisations showed average or better than average health and safety performance in their own industries . |
| 17 | Example 3:11 Option to renew ( 1 ) The tenant may by notice in writing served not less than six months before the date on which the term hereby granted is expressed to expire call upon the landlord for a further lease of the demised property ( " the further lease " ) provided that up to that date he has paid the rent and reasonably performed and observed his covenants ( 2 ) The further lease shall be for a term of ten years from the said date upon the same terms and conditions as this lease ( save as to rent and as to this option for renewal ) and at a rent to be agreed between the parties or in default of agreement to be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors ( 3 ) In determining the rent payable under the further lease the arbitrator shall have the same powers as would be enjoyed by the court determining a rent for the demised property under section 34 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and shall disregard the same matters as are therein specified ( 4 ) This option shall be of no effect if the tenant fails to register it as an estate contract within three months from the date of this lease Example 3:12 Option to renew contracted out tenancy If : ( 1 ) the tenant wishes to take a further tenancy of the demised property for a term of five years from the expiry date of the term hereby created ; and ( 2 ) the tenant gives written notice of his desire to the landlord not more than six nor less than three months before the expiry of the term ; and ( 3 ) up to the date of the notice the tenant has paid the rent and substantially performed his covenants ; and ( 4 ) the tenant joins with the landlord in making an application to the court for an order authorising the exclusion of the provisions of ss24-28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in relation to the further tenancy ; and ( 5 ) the court makes such an order then the landlord shall let the demised property to the tenant for a term of five years from the expiry of the term hereby created at a rent to be agreed between the parties or in default of agreement to be determined by arbitration and otherwise upon the terms of this lease ( except this option for renewal ) Example 3:13 Clause negativing perpetual renewal Nothing in this clause shall entitle the tenant to renew the tenancy for any term expiring more than twenty years after the beginning of the term of this lease |
| 18 | The Health and Safety Agency ( established under Article 12 ) consists of a Chairman and not less than six nor more than nine other members . |
| 19 | On the assumption that the account of this event in Molla Husrev 's life is at least broadly correct , however , and in the light of the documentary and such other evidence as exists , it would appear that he left for Bursa not earlier than Rajab 876 nor later than Shawwal 877 and returned to become Mufti perhaps as early as 878/1473–4 . |
| 20 | According to FECODE , the situation is not improving : 47 teachers have been killed since the beginning of 1991 and more than 400 have received death threats . |
| 21 | Pineapple and gin have a truly spectacular affinity , combining to make something bigger and better than either . |
| 22 | Elinor 's difficulties were , at least from her description of the classes , bigger and better than those of her fellow therapees . |
| 23 | Three times bigger and better than Napes Needle ’ . |
| 24 | Bigger and better than the old one . |
| 25 | The fight is on now bigger and better than ever . ’ |
| 26 | Our community festival was overjoyed and appreciated by the vast majority of residents of the Lower Ormeau and we hope will be back next year bigger and better than ever . |
| 27 | Their origins were separate and later than those of their people . |
| 28 | Taking last Friday 's price of 160p , Lincat is on an undemanding p/e of 9.5 and less than eight the following year . |
| 29 | It is both clearer and faster than the question and answer technique which many systems employ , and should be determined by the operation number entered . |
| 30 | Widespread protests across the country , and especially in the capital , Santa Domingo , had left at least 14 people dead , with dozens reported wounded and more than 1,000 protestors arrested . |