Example sentences of "and less time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Learning how to brush thoroughly means a happier , healthier dog , and less time in the grooming salon . |
| 4 | It was theatre practice to put dancers in dressing-rooms situated at the top of the building which was totally illogical as troupes always had more changes of costume than solo acts and less time to complete them . |
| 5 | Despite repeated denials from Buckingham Palace , the royal couple were spending less and less time together . |
| 6 | Thereafter Lester devoted less and less time to the business , and he finally died in 1980 . |
| 7 | He complained that whenever he asked Huston what tomorrow 's shooting schedule was , the director would simply reply , ‘ Spend more time absorbing the beauty of the scenery and less time worrying about your part . ’ |
| 8 | While the nation mourns ( not ) over the sudden cancellation of the SHAKESPEAR 'S SISTER mega-tour , it would seem that the reason behind the decision had little to do with SIOBHAN 's nervous exhaustion and more to do with the fact that hubbie DAVE STEWART wants to spend more time with his wife and less time on his Jack Jones , staring at his fibre-optic carpet . |
| 9 | Those that do so have to set aside less capital to cover property risks and less time for completing detailed regulatory reports and managing a messy portfolio . |
| 10 | Despite the adoption , McCarty spent less and less time with Cooper , who only got more arrogant and eccentric . |
| 11 | It was a time of physical and social constraints also , when more arduous duties and responsibilities had to be fulfilled in less and less time . |
| 12 | This makes them cheaper and less time consuming ( academics ' time ) . |
| 13 | Throughout Scotland , academics have seen this stretching of resources coming to dominate the debate on the market , with the strains showing more and more clearly throughout the system : large classes , overflowing libraries , inadequate book provision , reducing levels of student financial support , falling relative pay levels for academics , lowered morale , and less time for research . |
| 14 | I am on record as having said that on many occasions in the House — If the hon. Member for West Bromwich , East spent more time listening and less time intervening from a sedentary position , he might hear what Conservative Members have to say , some of which is not entirely contradictory to what he wants . |
| 15 | It should have spent a little more time looking at the serious work being carried out by the Health Education Authority and less time on carping criticisms of the authority 's work . |
| 16 | If the image being decompressed contains a great deal of data , as will be the case if there is much varying information frame to frame , decompression will take longer and less time will be available for processing . |