Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to be less " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should the crowded platform hypothesis hold , firms from Category C should prove to be less prosperous than those in A. Similarly , companies in the sample of assisted firms should be performing better than their non-assisted counterparts . |
| 2 | ‘ When you 're married you 'll have to be less selfish , ’ said my mother , who was particularly displeased with me on this grey , wintry morning . |
| 3 | It is not unknown for senior partners or founding partners to be given an extended period but , whilst opinions may legitimately differ on this , in principle a common retirement age might seem to be less contentious and the lower the age the better . |
| 4 | If Argyll could count on the friendship of the Earl of Selkirk , who had friends on the burgh council , the Galloway interest might prove to be less impregnable than was commonly believed , for two of the councillors were ‘ considerable tenants to Lord Selkirk whose leases are near expir 'd ’ . |
| 5 | He waited to be instructed what else a Rifleman could do to be less like a fish out of water in a battalion of Grenadiers . |
| 6 | It may have to be less if we are rushed . |
| 7 | If you are someone who is interpreted as aggressive and would like to be less so– you can increase your adaptability for different situations and people by using commonality tactics . |
| 8 | Even if an idealised model of the two kinds of society could be constructed , it is apparent that the nature of communication in each of them would have to be less strongly differentiated than Goody is claiming . |
| 9 | The dividing line between the categories would seem to be less arbitrary and illogical . |
| 10 | Surely no topic would seem to be less down the alley of this intellectually peripatetic social scientist . |
| 11 | His approach to personality , by way of descriptive set-pieces , robust dialogue and direct explanation , may seem to be less subtle and complex than the post-Freudian attitude of C. S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian . |
| 12 | The liquidity preference curve will tend to be less elastic . |
| 13 | As tribal culture weakens , status and power will come to be less connected with an outward demonstration of wealth , and this may pave the way for a more powerful generation of entrepreneurs as specific commercial objectives come to supersede those of status . |