Example sentences of "less than [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lewin and Minton ( 1986 ) in their comprehensive survey of the literature find no less than thirteen orientations to management from the year 1911 onwards , each with its own typical effectiveness attributes . |
| 2 | It is now less than 17 months to April 1993 when the council tax will be introduced . |
| 3 | If the reason for change is not one of the preceding , and there are less than 8 weeks to your departure date , then we will credit you with 10% of the cost of the changed holiday ( if less than 14 days to departure , this will be raised to 20% ) to be used in the purchase of any other Falcon Sailing holiday within 24 months . |
| 4 | Investments : For Albion Bank this primarily represents funds invested in British Government stocks ( loans to the government ) , most of which will have less than five years to maturity , i.e. repayment . |
| 5 | Davidson , who had previously been married for a total of less than five years to three different wives , said after falling for Tracie that she had made a new man of him . |
| 6 | ‘ British government securities ’ consist of central government bonds , almost all with less than five years to maturity . |
| 7 | The headship of the amalgamated department will be assigned by the Hebdomadal Council from time to time for specified periods of not less than five years to one of the persons holding an established academic post in the department , normally with the title of professor or reader . |
| 8 | It seems somewhat incongruous that the official programme contains half a page outlining regulations concerning the ‘ prohibition of alcohol and controlled containers within Murrayfield stadium ’ , while at the same time giving over no less than four pages to the advertising of alcohol . |
| 9 | From six members , the company has grown in less than four years to a staff of more than 90 , and a base of more than 200 installed systems . |
| 10 | For a discount security with less than six months to maturity , the bond equivalent yield is the same as the simple equivalent yield ( 4.10 ) because the bond will have made only one coupon payment during the six-month period ( on the maturity date ) . |
| 11 | If the reason for change is not one of the preceding , and there are less than 8 weeks to your departure date , then we will credit you with 10% of the cost of the changed holiday ( if less than 14 days to departure , this will be raised to 20% ) to be used in the purchase of any other Falcon Sailing holiday within 24 months . |
| 12 | Less than two miles to Key Canaka — get the President safe on board the patrol boat and contact the US Embassy by radio . |
| 13 | Banks normally do not hold bonds with more than five years to maturity and a large proportion of their bonds have less than one year to maturity . |
| 14 | These reserves included balances with the Bank of England , money at call , bills of exchange and government bonds with less than one year to maturity . |
| 15 | An extra 25 cent tax on each barrel of oil — which adds less than one cent to the retail price of a gallon of petrol — will finance a $100 million oil spill cleanup fund . |
| 16 | A pension at the rate of the officer 's pensionable pay is payable for note less than 91 days to the spouse of an officer who dies in service with less than 2 years qualifying service , his widow will receive an annual pension of up to one-half of what his/her pension would have been if he/she had been retired on ill health grounds on the date of his/her death . |
| 17 | The new election law provided for the election of not less than 140 deputies to parliament ( previously 250 ) . |
| 18 | When there were less than 30 days to delivery , no further daily volatility estimates were computed . |