Example sentences of "less [adj] [subord] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not surprising , therefore , that one finds this pattern in some of the ‘ softer ’ professional fields , such as social work and teaching , where the theory-practice relationship may be less one-way than it is in the ‘ harder ’ ones . |
| 2 | This statement might be misunderstood by readers to imply that unsafe sex elsewhere is somehow less risky than it is in London . |
| 3 | Parents generally worry less about the sexual behaviour of their sons , and teaching boys about sex and contraception is sometimes considered less crucial than it is for girls . |
| 4 | The picture in relation to class inequalities in the geographical distribution of hospitals is even less encouraging than it is in the case of general practitioners . |
| 5 | If exchange relationships were based totally on unscrupulous self-interested behaviour , the resulting distrust and the cost of legal action to enforce contracts would render market coordination much less efficient than it is in the presence of trust built up through networks and embedded social expectations that contracts will be honoured . |
| 6 | It is entirely wrong to assume that older women , who have been involved in employment during their lives , should experience retirement as any more or less significant than it is for older men . |