Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] less [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tangible assets are stated at cost or valuation less accumulated depreciation . |
| 2 | Further south where the sun was stronger and the rain and snow less damaging , roofs were flatter , the horizontal line predominated , window and door openings were smaller , stained glass rarer and decoration was more by painting , mosaic and other coloured media than by three-dimensional sculpture . |
| 3 | If prison riots are caused by overcrowding , understaffing , bad physical conditions and poor security , one would expect them to occur exclusively in the local prisons and remand centres which are the most overcrowded and understaffed , where conditions are worse and security less tight than in many longer-stay establishments . |
| 4 | Not because of some remarkable upturn in rural shoe-care standards , but because farmers seem to be going to agricultural shows less these days and doing less tyre-kicking when they get there . |
| 5 | But funding has been significantly less than other programmes , dissemination of materials less effective and leadership less dynamic . |
| 6 | This brings us near to the suggestion that it was Massalia which provided the Celtic chieftains with a new , more exciting , way of getting drunk at their famous hierarchically organized banquets : wine made mead and beer less prestigious . |
| 7 | These policies of tax forgiveness have the added advantage of making the sharing of risk between companies and society less visible than would be the case if all assistance were given as direct subsidies in identifiable budget items . |
| 8 | Voice similar , but call more disyllabic , and song less vigorous , though more often in song flight , with no final plumb drop . |
| 9 | Thankfully , fields are less severe , and space less cramped , in most shore-based industrial plants . |
| 10 | Brand loyalty is also said by marketers to make the process of evaluation and choice less difficult , particularly where this process gives rise to anxiety or uncertainty on the part of the consumer . |
| 11 | The decor , like the dress of those outside , was simpler — the design of chairs and table less extravagant than it had been . |