Example sentences of "that [art] [adv] than " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was safe to assume , he said , that no more than a dozen MPs knew whether they should be reaching for the champagne or the shotgun when the Government announced last month that the business rate was to be set at 36p in the pound last month . |
| 2 | Opinion polls suggest that no more than 10% of the population trusts the Soviet government . |
| 3 | President Reagan 's claim that ‘ No other nation is in a position to deal with the key parties to the conflict on the basis of trust and reliability' jarred with assessments in early 1982 that no more than 0.5 per cent of Palestinians in the West Bank considered the United States was ‘ helpful ’ to the Palestinians in the search for a solution , and only approximately 2 per cent in the territories believed the United States was serious about a peaceful solution to the Middle East . |
| 4 | One may easily state , for instance , that no more than 25% of fiction funds will be spent on light fiction , but the statement is unhelpful unless all parties involved will readily recognize an item of light fiction when they see one . |
| 5 | This was discussed at length with Janet , after which it was agreed that the therapist would see her for the next 2 months at fortnightly intervals and that no more than one telephone call per week would be acceptable . |
| 6 | It has been established that no more than ten per cent of retirees in the UK receive any kind of retirement counselling . |
| 7 | It turned out that no more than three basic facts were essential , and that just two critical questions needed to be asked . |
| 8 | I estimate that no more than 50 per cent of all young rabbits survive long enough to reach maturity . |
| 9 | In the first outbreak it was estimated that no more than one per cent of the entire rabbit population survived , and these few were either immune or out of contact with other rabbits . |
| 10 | Yet Eva insisted that no more than two of them come . |
| 11 | Security officials claim that no more than 1,000 of the jailed Egyptians are charged with crimes . |
| 12 | Restart facilities for off-line processes should be such that no more than four hours of normally processed text are lost as a result of a malfunction of equipment or software . |
| 13 | Using the check-point copying facility a lexicographer can ensure that no more than fifteen minutes of work are lost through processing error or power failure at any stage . |
| 14 | Another source established that no more than 17 per cent of senior career administrators in a range of departments and agencies dealing with domestic affairs , were Republicans . |
| 15 | A useful tip is to make sure that no more than two brandy snaps are baked on each tray . |
| 16 | He estimates that no more than 10 Per cent of the variance between the local election results in Birmingham and the national averages can be attributed to local factors ( Newton 1976a : 14 — 15 ) . |
| 17 | The loss of earning power experienced by such as doctors , lawyers , etc. , can be recouped fairly quickly after training ( Tumin and others have estimated that no more than ten years is generally required ) , and is more than compensated by higher rewards after this time . |
| 18 | ( 5 ) that the spending plans submitted should fall within the guidelines described earlier in that the money should not be spent on sets of textbooks , nor for the furnishing or decoration of premises , and that no more than 20% should be allocated to non-book resources |
| 19 | Yes what I It 's usual to say is that I I desire or direct that no more than two should prove it . |
| 20 | Thus that no more than three lines can intersect at right angles in a point ; that a line ( theoretically ) can be extended into infinity ; that congruent figures can be superimposed upon each other , while incongruent figures ca n't ( even though they are completely alike in all points ) etc. ; all of this may be phenomenologically obvious , but why should it be true of an objective world ? |
| 21 | Quality contemporary fiction will also be considered , but it is envisaged that no more than 30% of the available funding will be allocated in this category . |
| 22 | ‘ Pole is important , even if the statistics show that no more than 50 per cent of the winners here started from pole in the last 10 years , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The Confederation of Independent Bulgarian Trade Unions ( CITUB ) , which called the strike , claimed that 770,000 workers had taken part , but the government said that a maximum of 330,000 were involved and the rival labour federation Podkrepa ( " Support " ) claimed that no more than 10,000 had stopped work . |
| 24 | Roll and Ross concluded that at least 3 factors were significant and that no more than 4 were significant . |
| 25 | Number of Entries on UCAS Form Applicants are advised that no more than five choices from the possible eight available should be used for medical courses . |
| 26 | So it would be futile to say that no more than three or four , or at the very most five , of these categories were dealt with during the whole of the period of the Pathfinder Force . |
| 27 | The announcement that no less than three mission-territories are to be entrusted to native African bishops has rejoiced mission-minded Catholics all over the world . |
| 28 | In Champagne , Patrick Forbes indicates the indispensability of popping champagne corks for the success of a ball , stating that no less than 1,800 bottles of mousseux were consumed during a party held on 30 August 1739 at which Louis XV apparently attended incognito . |
| 29 | In the end it was overtaken by the advent of the ‘ New Draperies ’ , but the downward trend had set in well before the establishment of these in East Anglia ; indeed , in the event they came to replace the contracting broadcloth manufacture which , even as early as 1523 , had shown signs of instability : it was symptomatic of recession that no less than 35 per cent of Spring 's liquid assets had to be written off as irrecoverable , and the winding up of his affairs can not but have dealt its prosperity a mortal blow . |
| 30 | In the critical period , 1976–81 , Table 5.7 shows that no less than 264,200 job losses were reported by only 20 transnational corporations ( TNCs ) and nationalized industries . |