Less
Meanings and phrases
less
- (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
- (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
less
- used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; to a lesser extent
- comparative of little
adv.
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; approximately; about; close to; just about; some; roughly; around; or so
- to a small degree or extent; slightly; somewhat
- The group escapes shaken, but more or less unhurt.
- Requisition was nothing more or less than seizure.
- However, Bavaria was more or less ruled by Arnulf.
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- This recapture is much less popular than 4...dxc6.
- The gas conducts heat much less than the solids.
- From the 13th century they are much less common.
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- With each passing week victory became less likely.
- Larger mating plugs were less likely to be removed.
- Walking hens are less likely to develop this problem.
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- The council can have no less than seven members.
- Nominees must have been dead no less than ten years.
- Cream must contain no less than 350 g/kg (35%) milk fat.
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- Consumption of non-vegetarian food is less common.
- An alternative, less common term is "encipherment".
- The following is a list of less common cousin terms.
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- In every group, women were far less literate than men.
- However the Indian grid transmits far less electricity.
- A cable also requires far less maintenance than a chain.
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- Orpen's later self-portraits were less successful.
- The 2007–08 season proved to be less successful.
- However, the character development is less successful.
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- They are less expensive than Holter monitors.
- Pulp-based paper made books less expensive to the general public.
- However it can be faster and less expensive than non-volatile memory.
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- The entire attack lasted less than half an hour.
- It is less than half a mile from U.S. Route 51.
- This was less than half the number prescribed in 2014.
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- Today these names are less frequently used.
- Somewhat less frequently, they tour Europe in the autumn.
- Over time, Bauer used Ellqvist as a model less frequently.
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- With each passing week victory became less likely.
- This became less frequent following the crisis.
- Ewing fell ill and became less of a regular presence.
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- The female's crest is slightly less well developed.
- There a slightly less Muslims in the southern parts of Ghana.
- The vertical drop for a men's course is and slightly less for women.
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- Other less important modes of action are also known.
- This fort is less important fort in Palghar district.
- The way these business semantics are described is less important.
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- In recent decades they have become less frequent.
- By 11 January, Besty had become less organized.
- Badgers do not hibernate but may become less active in winter.
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- There is even less enthusiasm for moral reform.
- Prices can then drop to 15 euro or even less for longer stays.
- Partial tears are seemingly even less common than complete tears.
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- This causes pure blocking strategies to be less effective.
- SEGRAMs would likely be less effective in such conditions.
- Unresolved class conflict, however, made these laws less effective.
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- Beladiyas have significantly less money than the Amanat.
- The last few weeks at Alexanderplatz were significantly less grueling.
- Cultivated forms are often significantly less spiny or even spineless.
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- An amphitheatre, less well preserved, also exists.
- The status of other populations is less well known.
- The female's crest is slightly less well developed.
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- This GM announcement gives me greater concern, not less."
- Chak Ngaeo has a long history of not less than 200 years.
- Each year, not less than two million people make this pilgrimage.
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- We used machinery, which is why it took less time.
- Foragers take less time when food is more abundant.
- The alliance completing the task in less time will win 2 immunities.
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- It is taken by mouth, or less commonly by injection.
- Women engaged in anal intercourse less commonly than men.
- Some forms are less commonly used today.
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- The climate is more oceanic in the west, and less so in the east.
- The females in a group tend to be closely related and males less so.
- Its ears are somewhat rounded, but less so than the African wild dog.
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- It reaches a height of 10–15 cm (less often 25 cm).
- It can cause severe and less often fatal strokes.
- In addition, rebalancing of the tree occurs less often.
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- This recapture is much less popular than 4...dxc6.
- At the time, Fox Sports focused on less popular sports.
- Some of these changes were less popular.
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- They also received less and less support from Poland.
- Over time, cattle ranching became less and less profitable.
- The process in awarding contracts became less and less transparent.
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- In recent decades they have become less frequent.
- Infestations in Western Australia are less frequent.
- This became less frequent following the crisis.
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- Such funding was considerably less available in 2008.
- This made them considerably less reliable than a standing army.
- The other towns of the Grand Harbour were considerably less affected.
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- His work on Frederick Rolfe had a somewhat less happy ending.
- A white that is somewhat less thick or viscous than a firm white.
- Control of wholesale distribution is somewhat less stringent than Schedule II drugs.
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- The Minoans viewed Velchanos as less powerful that the goddess.
- gla1ve only had a submachine gun, so he had a less powerful weapon.
- Handheld hardware usually is less powerful than PC or console hardware.
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- Attacks get less severe and less frequent in middle age.
- Nausea and vomiting are less severe and more easily controlled.
- General comment was that his cyclone was less severe than the 2005 storm.
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- Direct air capture is less developed than other methods.
- Agriculture and industry are less developed.
- Tectonic parting is less developed.
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- The distance between these gates was a little less than .
- A little less than half of Colorado is flat and rolling land.
- "There was a little less screaming and a little more melody, but it was still us.
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- Nominees must have been dead no less than ten years.
- The piece lasts less than ten minutes.
- If less than ten players are created, the computer provides the rest.
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- When used in chronic cases it has been much less efficient.
- The fate of the less efficient species is local extinction.
- EHD thrusters are far less efficient than conventional engines.
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- Aliphatic alkynes are generally less reactive.
- The hairy stems are generally less than long.
- Each flower is generally less than long.
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- Dianics may also gather in less formal Circles.
- At less formal gatherings, traditional Scottish music is played.
- Smaller private businesses are more likely to have less formal procedures.
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- Later arrivals were less fortunate but was still provided with land.
- Other surviving members were much less fortunate; all became fugitives.
- He dedicated the majority of his life's work to aiding the less fortunate.
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- Lower protein/lipid ratios make for less dense lipoproteins.
- Between 170 and 260 AD, settlement in Pomerania became less dense.
- For example, denser material settles faster than less dense material.
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- One becomes less an individual and more part of the mass.
- The Lerner index increases as demand becomes less elastic.
- Later she becomes less uptight and ends up friends with the two boys.
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- The waves are usually less than a meter long.
- They also have short breaks between shows, usually less than a week.
- Adults may grow to a total length (body + tail) of , but usually less.
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- There are several less prominent variable stars in Carina.
- In larger groups, individual whistle sounds are less prominent.
- The Kartha surname is still used, although it is less prominent.
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- Some other reviews were less enthusiastic.
- Others were less enthusiastic.
- "Q" was less enthusiastic, awarding the album two out of five upon release.
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- We'd expect nothing less from Laika."
- Nothing more, nothing less.
- What it all turns upon is nothing less than the composition of the next generation.
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- They also received less and less support from Poland.
- Because workers had less money to spend, businesses received less income, leading to more closures and lay-offs.
- The country to receive the second-greatest number of Z1s, Italy, received less than 7% of the total sold domestically.
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- Nivelle had less power than his predecessor Joffre.
- Vertical designs produce less power and are less common.
- This results in reduced noise, vibration and less power loss.
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- Badgers are also thought to expend less energy while hunting in burrows.
- The recoiling electron has much less energy and a jet of particles is emitted.
- In a like way, it might use more total energy, while using less energy per instruction.
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- However, by the mid-80s, he was becoming less successful.
- Blue eyes are becoming less common among American children.
- Beating of prisoners is common, but is becoming less frequent.
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- Badgers do not hibernate but may become less active in winter.
- AMP became less active as U.S. involvement in Vietnam declined.
- Riaba is the other port of any scale on Bioko but is less active.
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- In general, this would make the law less clear.
- Its ideological stance became less clear and consistent.
- The intended voting positions of senators are less clear.
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- The entire attack lasted less than half an hour.
- Bush started Game 4, and lasted less than an inning.
- His entire administration had lasted less than 24 hours.
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- The astronauts also engaged in less serious activities on the Moon.
- Hydrangeas are another potential pest, but their threat is less serious.
- There were also a series of less serious riots in other towns and cities.
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- The less costly barley would feed three people for one day's wages.
- The emphasis was on making installation of the cable easier and less costly.
- The B-29 and B-50 gave the U.S. Air Force less costly "off the shelf" options.
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- The Sweden Democrats made gains, though less than anticipated.
- In summer, days are very hot, though less so than in the central Sahara.
- The terms "Cypriote" and "Cyprian" are also used, though less frequently.
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- However, the less significant Moscow Soviet was dominated by the Bolsheviks.
- However, in the economic boom of the 1940s, these impositions were less significant than in earlier periods.
- However, this division was less significant than it seems, since both the priests and pharaohs came from the same family.
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- It simply makes the third factor less favorable to the defendant.
- The concert at the famed Sydney Opera House received a less favorable review.
- Fran gradually weakened over the next several days over less favorable conditions.
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- This product is less stable than crème fraîche when heated.
- GPS receivers have clocks as well, but they are less stable and less precise.
- The latter is less stable and transforms to the former phase upon heating to about 350 °C.
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- However, some critics gave it less positive reviews.
- Reviews of the Xbox version were less positive.
- Other contemporary reviews were less positive.
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- However, it is also less accurate than MCML near the source and boundaries.
- Optical devices when used with rigorous activity can be less accurate or when used underwater.
- Although it was less accurate than existing quartz clocks, it served to demonstrate the concept.
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- They generally tend to be heavier and less attractive when compared to natural base rock.
- Young motherhood seemed to be less attractive and the age of the first birth rose sharply.
- It was also meant to make non-reusable beverage containers more expensive and thus, less attractive.
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- It could have been portrayed in a less sensitive light.
- It is less sensitive than pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN).
- 61 MHz when protium is at 400 MHz) and is much less sensitive.
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- Specifically, the nucleus becomes fibrous and stiff and less able to bear load.
- The regulated person is more stimulus bound and less able to see the "big picture".
- As Okko becomes cheerier, though, Suzuki notices that she is less able to see the ghosts.
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- Pascal said, "People want to work for less money.
- Beladiyas have significantly less money than the Amanat.
- I'll pay them less money.
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- Metals can be coated with paint or other less conductive metals ("passivation").
- These are mainly produced by Jupiter or Yamaha, but other less expensive versions can be found.
- However, there are other less common fibers that can fall into the natural and synthetic categories.
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- The team had less success on the tour the next season.
- Again Klussmann came to the rescue, but with less success.
- A second single, "When You Walk in the Room", was released but met with less success.
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- Ladies wear a less complex type of their ordinary dress.
- The average stage is less complex than a multicycle computer.
- PAL and SECAM are less complex and demanding than NTSC for film-out.
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- This made it less prone to American attack from the sea.
- Hydrogenated fatty acids are less prone toward rancidification.
- Due to its geometry, the sail is less prone to collapsing than a spinnaker.
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- Mechanisms of dispersal are less known in these genera.
- Mechanisms concerning chemorepellents are less known than chemoattractants.
- Many of Majkowski's other, less known, writings were also published or republished.
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- Another type of driver, used less frequently, is a roller.
- The warrior image has been used less frequently since 1999.
- Well known Indian spices are used less.
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- Viruses are less susceptible to this effect than bacteria.
- Compared to BICEP2, POLARBEAR focuses on a smaller patch of the sky and is less susceptible to dust effects.
- Sterile water samples have been observed to be less susceptible to speciation changes than non-sterile samples.
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- This made them considerably less reliable than a standing army.
- in case of some PCBs), less reliable "in vitro" data have been used.
- Figures for Scotland are less reliable and should be treated with caution.
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- Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
- Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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- Her subsequent books got progressively less attention from reviewers.
- Though it receives less attention, an understanding of human visual perception is valuable to rendering.
- Oleg Prokofiev said, "he tried to help so many people that ... less and less attention was paid to his pleas."
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- The result is less obvious for cubes of even size.
- A less obvious advantage was that of boiler scale.
- Beneath they show a less obvious zone of the same color;.
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- STCs are more efficient and require less maintenance.
- Other theories require less common minerals such as mackinawite or greigite.
- The F-35 is designed to require less maintenance than earlier stealth aircraft.
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- Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
- Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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- There is also a Catch-up mode to help less experienced players.
- Only South Ridge ("Peasants Ridge") can be recommended to less experienced walkers.
- Washington's army of less experienced men were defeated in the pitched battles at Philadelphia.
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- But costs almost five times less".
- In it almost 90 figures, the size of which is 35 times less than human growth.
- Pesce's "The Eyes of My Mother" has ten times less gore than this and still managed to be ten times as scary.
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- By 2007, black players made up less than 9% of the major leagues.
- The Latvian community in Maryland in very small and makes up less than 2,000 people.
- The path takes up less than half the width of the tunnel, with the rest of the floor uneven rocks.
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- There are also less restrictive forms of group homes, which often use the house parent model.
- Simple adoption is less restrictive in its requirements and less radical in effects than plenary adoption.
- His successors Nerva and Trajan were less restrictive, but in reality their policies differed little from his.
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- Herndon's wife Anna died less than two years later.
- He died less than four years later.
- He died less than a year later.
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- Online music magazines and blogs were often less kind.
- CAM is also often less regulated than conventional medicine.
- Lag due to network delay is, in contrast, often less of a problem.
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- As lepers, they are considered less than human.
- It is considered less difficult than a 360 degree spin.
- The flora is similar to that found on Juniper Hill, though considered less abundant.
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- The status of other populations is less well known.
- A bit less well known were the Classic series of 1:25 scale vehicles offered by Jo-Han.
- Tian Zhuangzhuang's films, though less well known by Western viewers, were well noted by directors such as Martin Scorsese.
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- The puparium is typically less than 2.3 mm long and 0.75 mm wide.
- These all have a relatively low alcohol content, typically less than 15%.
- D in the expression is between 1 and 2, for coastlines typically less than 1.5.
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- Using carbon fiber allows simpler designs that use less raw material.
- If you use less than your Entitlement of units, you can sell your surplus.
- The DDR5 ram would use less power and would have double the bandwidth compared to the DDR4 RAM.
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- However, this leaves less water in fishing areas.
- Less and less water flowed down the Uzboy.
- This is attributed to less water discharging into the lake.
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- but is less toxic in comparison, despite still being a toxic drug.
- It pointed out that wind farm waste is less toxic than other garbage.
- In humans, it is quickly converted to urea, which is much less toxic, particularly less basic.
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- They are smaller and less aggressive than other members of the family Acanthuridae.
- Between his stints in Static-X, he formed another, less aggressive band called Revolve.
- The reduced costs and crashes mean it is a safer and less aggressive environment for drivers, but not as popular with fans.
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- The influence of the French, Irish, and Carib seems less pronounced.
- Since the Renaissance the "S"-shape is generally much less pronounced.
- However seasonal extremes are less pronounced than those in inland Poland.
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- Centerville Cemetery is located less than a mile northeast at (NAD27).
- The village of Ormiscaig is located less than one mile along the coast road.
- Chalai Bazaar, one of the busiest market in the state, is located less than a mile from Thampanoor.
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- This kind of radar can cost less than $100 (2012).
- Though noisy, they usually cost less than regular taxis.
- In the United States condoms usually cost less than US$1.00.
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- From the 13th century they are much less common.
- It is much less common in Caesar than in Livy.
- Total color blindness is much less common than partial color blindness.
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- Water stored in bulk containers requires less space than water stored in smaller bottles.
- This flange is less expensive than a weld neck and requires less accuracy when cutting pipe to length.
- In defense of APL use, APL requires less coding to type in, and keyboard mappings become memorized over time.
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- They had relatively small horse herds, thus having less impact on their ecosystem.
- He was sent for flight training, but washed out due to having less than perfect eyesight.
- Most of these Institutes did not have large libraries, usually having less than 1,000 books.
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- The male is smaller and less colorful than the female.
- Honduras' infantry was smaller and less well equipped.
- Already there was a desire for smaller and less power-hungry machines.
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- The new program continued in the same format as his previous show, with less emphasis on politics.
- Compared to its predecessor, the action is considerably smoother, with less emphasis on difficulty and more on speed.
- There is no statistical equivalent in cricket for the fielding error and thus less emphasis on personal responsibility in this area of play.
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- Thus, mishits are less affected by the newer clubheads.
- The other towns of the Grand Harbour were considerably less affected.
- In the early 1840s the UK was relatively less affected than the rest of Europe.
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- in eastern Nigeria, although the L-dopa content makes it less desirable.
- Chemical means are overall a less desirable method of control because of the side effects and cost.
- This produces "pink" veal which grows more slowly and is less desirable to the continental customer.
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- There were also 45 that paid less than the minimum wage.
- Tina Brown asked Pascal to explain why actresses did not realize they were being paid less than male actors.
- Champenois vineyard owners found themselves in a situation where they were being paid less for fewer grapes.
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- This time it was rebuilt by more modern although less picturesque standards.
- ", although less prevalent versions of the story gave credit to his wife Mary Jo.
- It is still being practiced, although less and less, today, by specialists such as Dana.