Example sentences of "[to-vb] less time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to take the ball early , on the rise , in order to give less time to the opponent to prepare . |
| 2 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 3 | And some housekeeping tasks under DB2 3.1 such as reorganisation of the database are expected to take less time . |
| 4 | They still do not concede that we are doing nothing to force any GP to spend less time with his patients . |
| 5 | They began to spend less time together . |
| 6 | As a result , Computerwoche reports , the Dusseldorf-based company intends to spend less time and money on attending big computer shows , and in future will spend its cash on sponsoring staff and holding symposia that are more tuned in to customer needs . |
| 7 | John Rockafella could use it to count his millions , and Jack Reagan would be able to spend less time on his paperwork and more time smashing villains into a pulp . |
| 8 | Children whose teachers rated their ability as average tended to spend less time on work and routine activities and more time distracted or awaiting attention than either those who were thought to be above average in ability or those who were rated as below average . |
| 9 | Britain 's long day in the international sun may be waning ; that we shall be forced to spend less time basking on summit slopes and more time digging the national allotment . |
| 10 | Distracted also by his own uncertain future , he began to spend less time on Lake Street and more on getting back into journalism . |
| 11 | For Davidson , the cost in terms of senior management time has to be looked on as ‘ an investment : you ca n't afford to spend less time on it . |
| 12 | Gee , formerly an official with the GMB trade union , said that : " I want to spend less time on administration and more on direct issues which affect people and the planet . " |