Example sentences of "[noun] on less " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people unfortunately gain more weight on less food than others who remain slim ( unfairly ) even while they eat cakes and pastries . |
| 2 | PH Pope & Son ( ) , a long-established independent firm based in Staffordshire , says it will not usually take on less than £20,000 for discretionary management but will do advisory work on less . |
| 3 | This preference showed up in 91 per cent of the children who , in another task , made errors on less . |
| 4 | Errors on less , in other words , are probably attributable , in part or even entirely , to a non-linguistic strategy of choosing the greater amount , a strategy typically invoked when children are unsure of the response required . |
| 5 | The " non-dreamers " reported dreams on less than half the occasions when woken from REM sleep ( 19 out of 42 ) and only 7 times in 43 awakenings from REM sleep . |