Example sentences of "less time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Initial training to teach operators how to use the system takes more or less time depending on the software , but typically this ranges from two to five days . |
| 2 | The lower the choice of field is made , the fewer fields are within reach and the less time there is to decide which one is best . |
| 3 | The longer you stave that off , the less time you will spend building fatigue toxins . |
| 4 | It can not be repeated too often that a dancer requires less time to make a statement than do words or music . |
| 5 | Let's concentrate on the important , serious issues and spend less time worrying about such matters as the quality of the beer . |
| 6 | The sheer pressure of life pushes people into having less time for each other , rather than more . |
| 7 | Ms Gordon said the recruitment agencies were enthusiastic about broking as it meant less time was spent pairing applicants with jobs . |
| 8 | His arrival suggests that Mr Bush will appear more often on television , spend less time at his Maine seaside retreat , and less time playing with his dogs . |
| 9 | His arrival suggests that Mr Bush will appear more often on television , spend less time at his Maine seaside retreat , and less time playing with his dogs . |
| 10 | At sunset the slabbish , orange peaks had appeared like ghosts out of the clouds and then , in less time than it took to wind on a camera , swirled away again . |
| 11 | The orchestra , extremely democratically-run and independent-minded , was bruised , strained and a little anxious about its standards after clashes with the great maestro , who at the same time had spent less and less time with it . |
| 12 | ‘ We have a divorce law which allows marriages to be broken up after less time than the run of an average HP agreement , ’ Mr Field said . |
| 13 | They still do not concede that we are doing nothing to force any GP to spend less time with his patients . |
| 14 | The leaflets , softer in tone than much of the BMA campaign , suggest that hospitals that fail to compete in the new NHS market could go bankrupt ; GPs will be forced to compete for patients , with those that take on more having less time for patients ; while ‘ opted out ’ hospitals may drop some specialist services if they are not financially viable . |
| 15 | But Lisa had less time for her , and was meeting new people , refining a way of living that even a year ago she would have claimed to despise . |
| 16 | There is no reason in the nature of the technology itself why men should not gather fruits , berries , and roots , and consequently no reason why they should spend so much less time in productive activities . |
| 17 | Even Oxbridge men had less time and money to spare . |
| 18 | Honeydew melons ripen slowly and will often keep up to a month , but smaller varieties will take less time to ripen . |
| 19 | Note that a good performance is more sums done but less time taken . |
| 20 | If you are flying to the east and crossing only one or two time zones or flying to the west and crossing three or less time zones , you are unlikely to suffer from the effects of jet-lag . |
| 21 | On the stage , where one has less time to dwell on the cadence or suggestion of the individual words , me cruelty is unendurable . |
| 22 | P.S. A rainforest tree can be felled with a chainsaw in less time than it has taken you to read this letter . |
| 23 | If he kept himself occupied , there was less time to think . |
| 24 | They began to spend less time together . |
| 25 | He wanted more of DeFries ' time as well and the more DeFries saw things going on that he did n't like , the less time he wanted to put in to both of them . |
| 26 | Do not underestimate the time required to prepare a cocktail party — a four-course dinner often takes less time ! |
| 27 | The time taken to process claims has been reduced ; the error rate is down ; and claimants are spending less time waiting . |
| 28 | Francis apologised to Jane : ‘ French is faster , you can say more in less time . |
| 29 | Learning how to brush thoroughly means a happier , healthier dog , and less time in the grooming salon . |
| 30 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |