Example sentences of "to the less [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternative dividing lines which have been informally mooted , such as simply restricting solicitor-advocates in Crown Court jury trials to the less serious cases , had been viewed as difficult to support as a matter of principle . |
| 2 | These arguments , however , refer to the less serious , juvenile criminality . |
| 3 | In Reg. v. Emmanuel ( 1981 ) 74 Cr.App.R. 135 where the defendant was charged in the indictment with alternative counts , the judge approved a proposal by the prosecutor to offer no evidence on the more serious charge and to accept a plea of guilty to the less serious . |
| 4 | Those Illyrians who did not assimilate probably moved to the less hospitable mountainous areas , but little is known of their fate . |
| 5 | Generally speaking the ‘ political ’ cure for inflation comprised some form of prices and incomes policy , and was regarded as the only alternative to the less palatable ‘ economic ’ cure of demand deflation . |
| 6 | However , after impassioned protests from Bishop John Fisher , he agreed to the less contentious formula : ‘ especial protector and as far as the law of Christ allows even supreme head . ’ |
| 7 | Furthermore , between 1951 and 1961 the fertility of better educated women increased relative to the less educated , amidst a general decline of family size , in parallel with the social class changes . |
| 8 | As we saw in Chapter 2 , in his criticism of subcultural theory Matza favoured a return to the less deterministic , less differentiated view of the criminal that was characteristic of classical criminology though , in his later work ( Matza , 1969 ) he moved to a more fully indeterminist view . |
| 9 | Our sample appears to confirm that collective bargaining practice has followed the initial approach of union policy in giving little weight to the less quantifiable changes in working conditions from application of new technology and systems , especially in job design and its effects on the quality of working life . |
| 10 | For example , proposals such as those to base service provision on charges or vouchers are impractical and tend only to increase the differences between the services available in different areas and to shift the costs from the more visible budgets of the services to the less visible ones of the individual , relatively powerless consumer : either their pockets or their time and energy will be hit . |
| 11 | It was an obvious pre-election speech , skilfully directed both to his immediate audience and to the less committed outside public . |
| 12 | The four Union Republics which provide 80 per cent of the work force ( RSFSR , Ukraine , Latvia and Estonia ) face sharply declining birthrates relative to the less advanced populations of the USSR . |
| 13 | Using an expert system ( ES ) , it is possible to acquire the knowledge/expertise from experts and make it always available , i.e. to the less skilled servicing personnel . |
| 14 | More subtle is psychological coercion : modern organizations are full of ‘ illegitimate ’ uses of psychological coercion , such as hints to the less powerful that promotions may be missed , that salaries will not be increased , that redundancy may be necessary . |
| 15 | The six-party centre-right DEMOS opposition coalition won the direct elections on April 8 to the Slovene Assembly 's main Socio-Political Chamber and on April 8 and 22 to the less powerful Chamber of Municipalities . |
| 16 | In addition , the federal government makes grants for current purposes to the less developed regions . |
| 17 | Why is it that , despite such large financial contributions to the less developed regions , there has been no appreciable improvement in their relative economic performance ? |
| 18 | One-half of this was to be sold by auction , and the profits above the official price of $ 42.2 an ounce were then to be used to promote aid to the less developed countries , whereas the other half was to be sold back to members at the prevailing official price . |
| 19 | Theorists of the ‘ regulation ’ school , such as Aglietta ( 1979 ) , regard Fordism as something which will increasingly be con fined to the less developed industries , themselves tending to be located within less developed areas of the world economy , as capitalism becomes ever more institutionalized . |
| 20 | This shift in the centre of gravity from the rich North to the less developed world will increase the Third World 's influence in the denominations and certainly change aspects of faith . |
| 21 | Soviet economic aid to the less developed countries |
| 22 | Soviet economic aid to the less developed countries : a statistical base |
| 23 | Research summary : Soviet economic aid to the less developed countries — a statistical database . |
| 24 | History and some aspects of Soviet economic aid to the less developed countries |
| 25 | With the support of the ESRC the investigator has completed a statistical base for the study OI Soviet economic assistance to the less developed countries ( LDCs ) , analysing the method used , giving some historical background and giving some details of all the aid agreements reached and the progress made on their implementation . |
| 26 | Soviet economic assistance to the less developed countries--a statistical base |
| 27 | This is believed to be the first time that an attempt has been made to compile a complete statistical record of Soviet economic development assistance to the less developed countries since it started on a formal basis in 1954 ; by 1983 such assistance had gone to a total of 57 countries . |
| 28 | Whilst chapters are devoted to all the major US fighter types , P–38 , P–47 , P–51 and the like , the most interesting reading comes from the sections devoted to the less successful aircraft like the XP–50 , Hughes D–2 and the P–63 . |
| 29 | Until then , the computer will be of considerable help to the less successful reader . |
| 30 | Apathy , lack of confidence and previous discouragement to use sight actively for learning may contribute to the less effective use of the sight a child does possess . |