Example sentences of "[prep] less [subord] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1979 29 per cent of lone parents had incomes of less than half of the average ( income here is measured net of tax and National Insurance , after housing costs , and taking into account family size ) . |
| 2 | Nearly 90 per cent of 18 and 19-year-olds are regulars , compared with less than one-quarter of the over-65s . |
| 3 | As in many foods , the fat in cheese contains much of the flavour and it is , therefore , a real breakthrough to be able to create the full flavour of a traditional blue cheese with less than half of the normal fat content . |
| 4 | Of course , the Conservatives won again in 1983 , but the fact that they secured two-thirds of the seats in the Commons with less than half of the popular vote encouraged the centre parties to cry still louder for electoral reform at the same time as the Left were forced to ponder on the fact that had there been proportional representation then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government without the moderating support of another party in the coalition . |
| 5 | One can fly for less than that in the USA , which brings me back to that vexed question . |
| 6 | Total orders for the second quarter , to April 30 , were 28.5% up at $5,370m ; orders for computer products rose 32.9% to $4,120m , making it clear that the company , where computers accounted for less than half of the business only a few years back , is continuing progressively to become more and more a pure computer company . |
| 7 | Total orders for the second quarter , to April 30 , were 28.5% up at $5,370m ; orders for computer products rose 32.9% to $4,120m , making it clear that the company , where computers accounted for less than half of the business only a few years back , is continuing progressively to become more and more a pure computer company . |