Example sentences of "[modal v] not be less [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this is the cause : the productive man conceives within himself a complete image of what he wishes to reproduce ; the performance , like everything else that he brings forth , must not be less perfect than the image . |
| 2 | Most of the world 's population have accepted states and powers , and it is easy to see why : life may not be less bloody or dangerous under a sovereign power , but it is more predictable . |
| 3 | He had sometimes wondered , although with little real curiosity , whether she might not be less compliant , more complicated than he had supposed , had occasionally had a disconcerting sense that the façade she presented to the power station of dedicated , humourless efficiency had been carefully constructed to conceal a less accommodating , more complex personality . |
| 4 | The abilities , education , talents , and ages of the people who work in public relations could not be less standardized or more dissimilar . |
| 5 | Now , for the first time , he felt the real fiery ache of his arm and his shoulder ; but he would not be less nonchalant than his father . |
| 6 | Welsh Office inspector Brian Evans said to be able to agree to the council 's plan , he had to be sure that the diverted route would not be less convenient . |
| 7 | The standards required of successful candidates in GCSE examinations will not be less exacting , grade for grade , than those required in the existing GCE and CSE examinations . |