There was less traffic than I anticipated.

That was the very least we had hoped for.

He was saying this in a less effeminate way.

The lighter the object, the less radiation.

Other critics reacted less positively to the film.

Of course, rapid declines in asset values had an impact for a few months, but, with less leverage, the impact on net worth was lower and domestic consumption less vulnerable.

Nikephoros II was less successful in his western wars.

The industrial growth rate was the lowest in Eastern Europe.

Too high, and you lost business too low, and you got less than people were willing to pay.

People were welcoming and had fewer preconceived notions based on tourism.

Harassment was lower and communities were closer.

If the number is below 128, the value is used directly.

Incomes at that time less than 1,000 per year.

By the end of 2012, the crisis could be considered less acute.

But the curriculum was much less meticulous concerning interrogation techniques.

The south pole affected him less powerfully and he said that it blew upon him.

However, it still is not as prevalent as it was prior to the 1960s.

If the prediction is reasonable, fewer bits can be used to represent the same information.

The overall level of violence, especially against civilians, was lower than during much of 2004.

But, the devaluation was much less important than is widely assumed.

They will feel it would have been better to wait and purchase the product at a much lower price.

The more energy efficient one is, the lower one s vulnerability to price volatility.

In 2011, the Christian population of Gaza Strip was less than 1,400.

He put less enthusiasm into the work, leading to escalating arguments with Lewis.

Also, this linear distribution is only applicable if the maximum stress is less than the yield stress of the material.

In total, the distance of the women's race was , less than half the length of the men's race.

In sum, the crisis originated in a balance sheet shock, to which exposure was simply lower in developing countries.

The term British pound is commonly used in less formal contexts, although it is not an official name of the currency.

No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it the more you have it.

One can argue that economic performance would have been even better with less government intervention.

The fewer sovereigns there are, the easier it will be to secure the necessary cooperation.

But the Netherlands, and Austria and, to a lesser extent, Germany and France are faring slightly better.

Unfortunately, it has gotten a much lower standard than it anticipated.

In addition, the wide variety of digital tools was at times overwhelming, so additional time with fewer tools was also suggested.

This case is less common for GTAs, since many would have been undergraduates at other institutions.

Economy The economy of Pagan was based primarily on agriculture, and to a much smaller degree, on trade.

Regrettably, Israeli air violations of the Blue Line have continued to occur, albeit with somewhat reduced frequency.

Progress in achieving the MDGs is far from what was originally envisaged.

RMB appreciation should have started earlier and at a faster pace, when China s trade surplus was much smaller and its growth was much less dependent on exports.

The past three years have seen much less progress on freeing up world trade than almost any free trade advocate would have hoped.

Thus, the entire geopolitical context is far less threatening than it was in the 1930 s.

In two important ways, this year s effort was actually less dire.

Multilateralism may have to be less comprehensive and less formal, at least initially.

That was true five years ago, but it is much less true today.

In some respects, the Tibetans were treated less ruthlessly than the majority of Chinese.