Example sentences of "there [vb -s] [been] less " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been less of an incentive for capital developments in France and more emphasis on other , more socially desirable policies . |
| 2 | Similarly , Byers 's ( 1987 ) work in the Mount Everest National Park indicates that there has been less forest removal than envisaged and that shrubs/grassland and forested slopes below 4000 m OD are stable . |
| 3 | In contrast , there has been less decline — and some growth — in certain areas outside the major cities . |
| 4 | Since then there has been less of a general shortage of labour , but rather a shortfall in skilled , rather than unskilled labour . |
| 5 | There has been less debate on those here , and I guess that over the two days of the debate there will still be less . |
| 6 | There has been less enthusiasm for options in the Far East where the Singapore International Monetary Exchange ( SIMEX ) introduced options on its CME-linked contracts in 1987 . |
| 7 | In fact erm , there 's been less funding per head in Wiltshire , than many other authorities in the country . |