Example sentences of "be less [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And because we we ca n't be like that we feel dissatisfied and we feel that we 're less than perfect in our faith . |
| 2 | He says of its debts ‘ they 're less than Newcastle and more than Middlesbrough ’ . |
| 3 | And apart from the fact that you 're less than half my age . |
| 4 | Elections are less than a month away , and Mr Anguita is probably Spain 's second most popular politician after the Socialist Prime Minister , Felipe Gonzalez . |
| 5 | For most purposes it is enough to know that an enterprise makes losses — that its revenues are less than the sum of its wages , its cost of capital and its cost of material inputs ( raw materials , components , energy and so on ) . |
| 6 | Some 90% choose Islam , but many chain-smoking , beer-drinking ‘ ID-card Muslims ’ are less than fanatical about their faith . |
| 7 | If drivers had to pay all these costs , they would be discouraged from making journeys where the benefits of travelling are less than the costs . |
| 8 | Also the tyres ( Michelin 205/16 M&S ) are less than half worn . |
| 9 | Other measures can help stiffen a building but are less than ideal . |
| 10 | Carbon emissions under the cheapest plan are less than under market forces , thanks to the efficient methods it uses . |
| 11 | In the male , Trichomonas vaginalis usually affects the urethra and the symptoms that it produces are less than those found with gonococcal or other non-gonococcal causes of urethritis . |
| 12 | Objects of this nature in the sludge ridden book of definitions are not even craft , are less than craft , are merely ethnic . |
| 13 | If you choose to use a First National Bank loan to restructure your finances you could well find your monthly payments are less than half what you pay now . |
| 14 | The survey tells us that the chances of being burgled are less than the risk of domestic fire and that the chances of robbery are smaller than those of being admitted to a psychiatric hospital — not that such statistics will be a lot of consolation to those who are burgled or robbed . |
| 15 | Moreover , in the Pelileo-Patate region ( eastern Cordillera of Ecuador ) , Stadel states that nearly 60 per cent of the farms ( minifundia ) are less than 1 ha and some 94.3 per cent are less than 5 ha . |
| 16 | France is particularly bad ; Frost & Sullivan study shows that word-processing software sales in France are less than one-third those in the UK . |
| 17 | Even when their attitude to chastity is positive and enriching , they are still made to feel that they are less than normal and lacking what it takes to be fully developed human beings . |
| 18 | Our physical bodies and even our mental capabilities are less than those provided for Adam and Eve before the Fall . |
| 19 | This theory sees the unemployed person as continuing the job search ( that is , remaining unemployed ) so long as wage offers are less than a certain ‘ reservation wage ’ . |
| 20 | If they are less than complete in rejecting Christianity , they are less than complete in believing it . |
| 21 | If they are less than complete in rejecting Christianity , they are less than complete in believing it . |
| 22 | Some fishkeepers are less than enthusiastic about Apistogrammas because some of them are effectively annual fishes , dying off after producing a brood or two , at as early an age as 9–10 months . |
| 23 | They are less than enthusiastic about flake or other dried foods , and although they will take these to keep body and soul together , you are unlikely to achieve breeding success on such a diet . |
| 24 | There are historical reasons why the CAA medical fees are less than those recommended by the BMA . |
| 25 | Not to mention a rapid passing on of mortgage cuts to bedraggled flocks of existing homeowners ; who are less than thrilled to see the first helping of crumbs go in instant cheap deals to first-time buyers . |
| 26 | There is a backwash to all this , however : as a stage-show they are less than shadow-puppets on the wall . |
| 27 | It would seem that she and her uncle are less than soul-mates and , of course , she will be feeling suitably grateful to you for having permitted her to speak to her folks . |
| 28 | The answer given by the courts in this instance is ‘ yes ’ to both questions , but the reasons given for these conclusions are less than satisfactory . |
| 29 | Following heavy rationalisation , it generated £200m turnover last year , and has turned around from being loss-making to earning ‘ profits that are less than the industry average ’ . |
| 30 | Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones ( 1981 ) have described the opportunities available to BSL learners , and it is quite clear that these are less than adequate in relation to decreasing social distance . |