Example sentences of "[is] less " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chance of getting infected from a pint of blood is less than 1 in a million . |
| 2 | The critic 's standing is thereby reduced , and the description or evaluation of the prize works is less than likely to be uninfluenced by their new position . |
| 3 | There is less scorn in the novel than there had been in the article , and a pity that must have come as surprise to readers of his work . |
| 4 | There is less style , of the kind known to Villiers de l'Isle Adam . |
| 5 | Be very clear , he wrote : I do not feel that it is time and thought wasted because the end result is less than I had hoped . |
| 6 | These make cultivation slightly easier as with drainage holes , there is less risk of overwatering . |
| 7 | However , it is frequently used for long distance tows , because there is less of a tendency to get a slack rope during level flight in the low tow position . |
| 8 | Useful for older women , as there is less risk of blood pressure and blood clotting problems . |
| 9 | There is less movement . |
| 10 | Raw linseed may be better on light coloured woods because its darkening effect is less than boiled oil . |
| 11 | The mosfet is less than 1µm wide and operates at liquid nitrogen temperatures ( -196°C ) . |
| 12 | If the new resolution is less than the original , you can show part of the original at full resolution , and pan it around if appropriate , or compress it to make it all visible . |
| 13 | There is a dual benefit to the consumer : because there is less wastage , the genetically engineered tomatoes ought to be cheaper ; and they ought to taste better too . |
| 14 | The PCB content is less than one-fiftieth of the American breathing air standard . |
| 15 | In common with several top players , Lendl is less than enamoured of the delays in promulgating a set of rules for the Tour which meet the desires of the competitors . |
| 16 | Pre-tax profits of £30m to £40m point to a p/e of over 15 at 104p , down 21p , which is less support than a yield of 9.5 per cent if the final holds . |
| 17 | ‘ He knows he could not find an independent panel anywhere in Britain which would accept it is right to make an offer which is less than the rate of inflation to people who work in a service which is already underpaid and understaffed . ’ |
| 18 | The great majority of teaching is at least satisfactory , but 10-20 per cent is less than satisfactory ‘ in some important respects ’ . |
| 19 | The craft of caring for clothes vanished with the ladies ' maid and the most common modern method of storage — hanging them , shrouded in plastic , on a wire coathanger — is less than ideal . |
| 20 | It is Scottish Opera policy to present their operas in English , and while this can make lengthy recitatives comprehensible to those of us whose Italian is less than fluent , I can see no other advantage . |
| 21 | If it is less than the level at which NI contributions must be paid , your employee can not get SSP . |
| 22 | If it is less than the lower earnings limit which applied in the QW , your employee can not get SMP . |
| 23 | If it is less than the lower earnings limit which applied in the QW , your employee is not entitled to SMP . |
| 24 | Surveys since 1979 show that trade unions have become less feared and that there is less support for further privatization . |
| 25 | As the concerns of 1979 — high taxation , trade union power , nationalization , and inflation — have become less salient , so there is less support for radical policies to deal with them . |
| 26 | What this rejection consists in , however , is less than clear . |
| 27 | His mother is less than willing to be involved , ignoring him in favour of the in-flight mag — an in-depth article on drainage ditch construction in the Middle East is far more interesting to her than her child 's welfare . |
| 28 | Ben Nevis was a long drag ; Snowdon is less than half the height and there you cheat by starting at 300 metres . |
| 29 | Odd-Knut has never seen one either , but that is less of a surprise as the noise and smell of his dogs frighten most animals away long before he spots them . |
| 30 | Now again there is less psychiatry because people are afraid of losing their jobs . |