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Old 20-Nov-2007, 19:39
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Please advise which one of the following two is correct or better:

1) The loan amount is no more than the threshold of $500,000.

2) The loan amount is not more than the threshold of $500,000.

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To me they both seem correct but incomplete. Perhaps they should be prefaced by something like "Provided that". In this case context would definitely be helpful.
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