Less assured than the tall, wide-shouldered man in the lead, Cobb followed alertly, a hand on his gun butt.

Less dazzling than Hamilton, less eloquent than Jefferson, John Jay commands an equally high rank among the Founding Fathers.

Less than half the sum has been spent, since the Interama board pinched pennies during that period of painstaking negotiations.

Less than 60-1, but at least 6-1.

Less than three hours ago we'd decided, in Maxine Wells's pad on Cosmo, to commit a trial murder.

Less than 35 minutes into the flight, the hijackers stormed the cockpit and forced the passengers, crew, and pilots to the rear of the aircraft.

Less than 20 miles downstream from the dam sat the city of Johnstown.

Less than a year after retiring as a player, the Blues retired number 24 in his honor on March 16, 1992.

Less than a week after the government report, a boy was walking by the River Fowey when he discovered a large cat skull.

Less than a month after his controversial instruction to the unit, Smyth was shot dead by an IRA party led by Dan " Sandow " O ' Donovan.

Less than a month later, on September 11, 1973, the Chilean military deposed Allende, who shot himself in the head to avoid capture as the Presidential Palace was surrounded and bombed.

Less than a year after Havana was seized, the Peace of Paris was signed by the three warring powers, ending the Seven Years ' War.

Less than 1 % of all runway models are known to make more than $ 1000 dollars USD for every fashion showcase.

Less than one-quarter of them were regicides.

Less than 0. 1 % of an oral dose is eliminated unchanged in the 24 hour urine of humans.

Less than a week after the Westminster convention ended, while Allen and the committee worked on their petition, the American Revolutionary War began.

Less than one-half of Ethiopia ’ s towns and cities are connected to the national grid.

Less than a hundred years later, Aristotle developed an almost " biological ' theory of the development of tragedy in Athens: according to this view, the art form grew under the influence of Aeschylus, matured in the hands of Sophocles then began its precipitous decline with Euripides.

* Full Truckload, a standard logistics / transportation term: See Less than truckload

Less than 10 % of the formal labor force and less than 7 % of export revenue come from the agriculture sector.

Less than two years after its U. S release, King Kong vs. Godzilla was paid homage to by DC Comics, where the King Kong-like Titano battles the Godzilla-like Flame Dragon on the set of a monster movie.

Less than 10 % are Christians, mostly Roman Catholics.

Less Than Jake's first full length LP Pezcore debuted in August 1995, featuring such staples as " Liquor Store "' and " My Very Own Flag ".

Less common are bara — larger, often heavily muscled and sometimes hairy males, the yaoi counterpart of the " bear " in gay pornography — as well as oyaji ( meaning " daddy " or " uncle "), featuring middle-aged and elderly men ; these types are mainly found in material aimed at gay men, which may be called bara or ' men's love ' ( ML ), and is considered to be distinct from yaoi.

Less commonly, postage stamps are made of materials other than paper, such as embossed foil ( sometimes of gold ).

Less commonly, hyperoxic trimix is sometimes used on open circuit scuba.

Commonly, longer novellas are referred to as novels ; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Heart of Darkness are sometimes called novels, as are many science fiction works such as The War of the Worlds and Armageddon 2419 A. D. Less often, longer works are referred to as novellas.

Less commonly, a Chinese fire drill may refer to a literal fire drill on a school bus or the aforementioned gag executed by misbehaving students on a stopped school bus, sometimes involving use of the rear emergency exit.

Less exists to distinguish it from climbing, with many easy climbs sometimes referred to as difficult scrambles.

Less formally, on occasions of political controversy in many countries and times the usage of marking the face of a political opponent on a poster with an " X " is a commonly understood way of expressing strong disapproval, sometimes even the wish to kill the person whose picture is so marked.

Less creditworthy countries sometimes borrow directly from commercial banks or international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank.

Less valuable serpentine ores of varying hardness and clarity are also sometimes dyed to imitate jade.

Less expensive cheeses, such as U. S .- made Parmesan cheese, an imitation of Parmigiano-Reggiano, are often used ; the cheese is sometimes mixed with flour as a thickener.

Less significant bits are sometimes ignored to reduce the tree size.

Less creditworthy countries sometimes borrow directly from a supranational organization ( e. g. the World Bank ) or international financial institutions.

Less expensive puppets, often sold to children during performances, are sometimes made on cardboard instead of leather.

Less common, but important because they are sometimes reversible or curable by surgery, are scotomata due to tumors such as those arising from the pituitary gland, which may compress the optic nerve or interfere with its blood supply.

Less gruff than his wife, Jerry Sheindlin displayed more humor and was straightforward, often registering mock indignation whenever litigants referred to him ( as they sometimes did ) as " Judge Judy's husband.

Less formally, " second-in-command " is a term used, usually unofficially and sometimes jocularly, for any deputy.

Less desirable are the sometimes troublesome sizable populations of gulls, feral cats and rats.

Only three letters from that alphabet can reliably be used: samekh ( ס ), which sometimes resembles o, vav with diacritic ( ו ֹ), which resembles an i, and heth ( ח ), which resembles the letter n. Less accurate approximants for some other alphanumerics can also be found, but these are usually only accurate enough to use for the purposes of foreign branding and not for substitution.

Less frequently a hobbyist will scratchbuild out of economy, as sometimes the raw materials cost more than a packaged commercial kit.

Less frequently, some have seen the New Current and the 1905 Revolution — and sometimes even the Khrushchev Thaw — as National Awakenings.