Example sentences of "is less [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is shame in this story , it is less that the Marcoses finally stood revealed as nobodies and as thieves on the grandest scale , and far more in the wasted opportunities . |
| 2 | In 1990–91 the minimum benefit someone could receive was 50p , however from April 1991 benefit will be paid even if it is less than 50p a week . |
| 3 | Linearity error is less than 0.5 . |
| 4 | But because each refuses to acknowledge its neighbours , the net effect in terms of the streetscape is less than zero . |
| 5 | They are impossible to sex by sight , but their average clutch size is less than six eggs . |
| 6 | Today , the difference is less than one point . |
| 7 | His figures show that even at 1990 inputs and output the occupier 's surplus from farming is less than £300 , becoming about £6000 after allowing for all sources of income . |
| 8 | If as here , the pole is less than 1¼in diameter , roll the two rubber bushes ( supplied ) over the bottom of the pole and spaced 6in apart . |
| 9 | NASA 's budget for life sciences is less than $138 million a year , out of the agency 's total annual spending of $14 billion . |
| 10 | Pentagon figures for Panamanians killed during the invasion and the fighting that followed is less than 300 . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , all have a probability of success which is less than 100 per cent . |
| 12 | However , if the score is less than five , you will need to increase the amount of time spent or the number of times a week you practise it . |
| 13 | This new space-saving model is less than 18 inches wide and is being produced exclusively for Radio Rentals . |
| 14 | In the light of current data for non-insulin-dependent diabetics without evidence of nephropathy and whose diastolic blood pressure is less than 110 mm Hg , the high-fibre low-fat and low-sodium diet described earlier appears to be the preferred therapy and should be continued for at least three months . |
| 15 | If it is less than £1.05 a week , it will be paid as a lump sum once a year . |
| 16 | There are cases in the US where the construction time is less than 90 months . |
| 17 | Faris is sure that it is lower than 300 picoseconds , although he does not have the equipment to prove his prediction that it is less than 50 picoseconds ( 10 -12 seconds ) . |
| 18 | however , a means of switching to petrol for starting or to meet heavy-load surges is usually retained ; so that the fuel saving is less than 100 per cent . |
| 19 | These are attached when the bird is less than 10 days old , and as it grows the ring becomes impossible to remove . |
| 20 | A new report from the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food estimates that the average intake of dioxins in the gut in the UK is less than one quarter of the World Health Organisation 's ( WHO ) Tolerable Daily Intake ( TDI ) . |
| 21 | Christmas is less than seven weeks away ; forgive us if it all seems too early , but would n't it be terrific if this year , just for a change , you really did manage to get everything done ahead of time so you could actually enjoy the break … ? |
| 22 | The fare is less than £1 . |
| 23 | The Pinot Noir in the grands crus has dropped from almost 65 to 45% , while the difference in the premiers crus is less than 3% . |
| 24 | With VR2 providing minimum resistance the time period is less than one second but at maximum resistance , it is four minutes approximately . |
| 25 | If the result is less than 16,000 then go ahead and save as one complete design . |
| 26 | If the total is less than 16,000 save as one design . |
| 27 | They are now second to the Conservatives in 145 seats ( against Labour 's 186 ) ; but while 90 per cent of Lib Dem second places are in seats with massive Tory majorities , mainly in the south-east , Labour now has double the Liberal Democrat popular vote and is lying second in 144 seats where the Tory lead is less than 4,000 votes . |
| 28 | From there it is less than one Cessna hour to see from air the Bay of Islands , the Waitangi Treaty House ( where the historic treaty between Maori and British was signed ) , Cape Brett ( with its remarkable rocky island that has a hole in it you can sail ships right through ) , and thousands of acres of primeval forests of kauri trees . |
| 29 | The continuation of the securitisation when there is less than 10% remaining is quite simply impractical . |
| 30 | The statement of claim has not been finalised yet but Lord Spens says that he will be disappointed if it is less than £2m . |