251621 My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was. CM 54536 I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David. CM 1167466 We're less than halfway to the top of the mountain. Are you already tired? CK 26240 You're much less likely to get a good position if you don't speak English. CK 67467 Americans may regard shy people as less capable than those who are not shy. CK 259379 I have no intention of lending this watch to anyone, much less parting with it. CM 29928 If you drive with anything less than extreme caution, you're risking your life. CM 47788 The author is seventy, but he's no less productive than he was twenty years ago. CK 1392350 Five hundred soldiers were sent to the city, and less than half of them survived. Eldad 1213420 If you spoke less and listened more, you'd definitely be able to learn something. alec 3147929 The price tag says one thing, but the dealer will give it to me for a little less. CK 73717 "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," Bob says. CM 847231 The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle. Source_Benedict_1921 1992225 That guy standing in the corner over there can finish a smoke in less than a minute. Marcus 667968 The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. CK 396195 Although Jane had one suitcase less than me, she still said she had too much to carry. CM 2966838 Tom broke his leg in a ski race in 2005, but was skiing again in less than three months. meerkat 2692833 I know that I should sleep for at least eight hours per day, however usually I sleep less. dipdowel 667969 Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom the harder it is to get rid of it. CK 54574 The operation of a computer keyboard requires less effort than that of a manual typewriter. CM 909545 If you plan well, you can spend less time doing unnecessary things and get the work done faster. CK 954067 It's a lot less likely for a Macintosh computer to have a virus than a computer running Windows. CK 1438059 It took me a lot less time to housebreak my German shepherd than it took to housebreak my other dog. CK 953914 I've heard that people who eat vegetables and fruit every day are less likely to have a heart attack. CK 847261 Thomas A. Edison so loves his work that he sleeps an average of less than four hours of each twenty-four. Source_Benedict_1921 2943880 Generally speaking, teenagers of today have less respect for their elders and for authority, than was the case fifty years ago. patgfisher 1230823 If you translate from your second language into your own native language, rather than the other way around, you're less likely to make mistakes. CK 241223 A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings. CM 954354 The more countries a language is spoken in, the less important it is to sound like a native speaker, since speakers of that language are accustomed to hearing various dialects. CK 2435490 The United States cannot win a war against a big and strong country. It can only annihilate a weak and relatively small country like Serbia or Iraq. It can also win a war in less than 24 hours against a tiny island like Grenada. Amastan 954270 Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating. CK