Example sentences of "may have less " in BNC.

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1 This convergence may have less to do with ideology than with political ‘ learning ’ and having to cope with unanticipated events .
2 Young Germans may have less in common than is thought , writes Michael Simmons
3 But it is worth noting that at least for the criticism of popular culture , and of television in particular , this apparently postmodern move may have less to do with a radical change in the terms of value than with a fundamental shift of attention — and of political faith — from the text to the audience .
4 Thus nowadays a company may have less than a decade in which to recoup its investment .
5 May have less quality than the riding horse , but must be suitable for all riding club activities .
6 The person who has just sent me into an inner panic of humiliated pride , anger and singeing hurt may have less responsibility in the matter than I may be inclined to attribute to them .
7 If you find it hard to accept authority from younger nurses who may have less overall experience than you , try to explain your difficulties to them rather than allowing resentment to build up between you .
8 Bob Rose , manager of the specialist child care units , says unless SSDs put young people in secure care they may have less chance of controlling young people than parents .
9 Nursing students on clinical placements may have less contact with their tutors than is ideal .
10 Many women experience low back pain due to weak back muscles , and women who have stronger muscles may have less discomfort during their pregnancy .
11 In some cases this is probably because the cause of acute renal failure itself was associated with a degree of permanent damage , and elderly people ( who formed the bulk of our patients ) may have less renal reserve and be less able to make a full recovery after an acute insult .
12 Obese women or women with abnormal fat distribution with normal length of cycles ( 25–35 days ) may have less regular cycles than women of normal weight and fat distribution .
13 Whilst it described an ‘ Internal Market ’ where ‘ [ … ] the district health authority operates much like the Health Maintenance Organisation in America ; here the patient and GP may have less choice concerning where treatment is obtained because the health authority will make its own assessment of value for money services from other authorities or the private sector ’ , it also pointed out that there is another totally different model being advocated under the generic term ‘ Internal Market ’ , that is ‘ Automatic and immediate cross-boundary flow reimbursernent ’ , which it states ‘ carries the internal market concept to its full fruition , involving transferring the initiative from the planners and treasurers , to the market customers ( i.e. patients ) and their advisers ( i.e. GPs ) with money following the patient ’ .
14 The intention here is that victims do not have to pursue claims against manufacturers in foreign countries which may have less favourable laws .
15 You may have less up to date books .
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