Example sentences of "has been less " in BNC.

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1 In many regions drought has been less of a problem for lawns this year , and the mowing programme continues
2 There has been less of an incentive for capital developments in France and more emphasis on other , more socially desirable policies .
3 Similarly , Byers 's ( 1987 ) work in the Mount Everest National Park indicates that there has been less forest removal than envisaged and that shrubs/grassland and forested slopes below 4000 m OD are stable .
4 In contrast , there has been less decline — and some growth — in certain areas outside the major cities .
5 Since then there has been less of a general shortage of labour , but rather a shortfall in skilled , rather than unskilled labour .
6 There has been less debate on those here , and I guess that over the two days of the debate there will still be less .
7 There has been less enthusiasm for options in the Far East where the Singapore International Monetary Exchange ( SIMEX ) introduced options on its CME-linked contracts in 1987 .
8 Orders growth has been less strong in other regions
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