Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [vb mod] [be] less " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the case of ‘ meaning theism ’ there is the possibility of recognising that the evidence of God 's existence may be less than overwhelming without being negligible . |
| 2 | On the hearing of a debtor 's petition , the court must not make a bankruptcy order where the total of the debtor 's debts would be less than the " small bankruptcies level " , currently £20,000 , the minimum value of the debtor 's assets would be equal to or more than the " minimum amount " , currently £2,000 , the debtor has not been adjudicated bankrupt nor entered into any composition with his creditors or scheme of arrangement within the last five years and it would be appropriate to appoint an insolvency practitioner to prepare a report ( s 273 ) . |
| 3 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the few remaining points on . |
| 4 | The total value of a player 's army may be less than the agreed value , and will often be a few points short simply because there is nothing left to spend the odd point on . |
| 5 | On consumer spending , Scotland 's 0.7 per cent increase will be less than the UK 's 0.9 per cent , but just ahead of the south-east , north-west , Wales and West Midlands . |