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.

**" A Less Perfect Union Review by Sean Willentz, in the New York Times Sept. 10, 2006

Less than three days before the 10, 000 m, a special commission of the IAAF, consisting of the same seven members that had suspended Nurmi, rejected the Finn's entries and barred him from competing in Los Angeles.

Less than three weeks later, Nurmi retired from running with a 10, 000 m victory in Viipuri on 16 September 1934.

Less than 10 % is used in other chemical compounds.

Less common standardized row spacings include 0. 4 inch ( 10. 16 mm ) and 0. 9 inch ( 22. 86 mm ), as well as a row spacing of 0. 3 inch, 0. 6 inch or 0. 75 inch with a 0. 07 inch ( 1. 778 mm ) lead pitch.

Less than 5 % of the sea is deeper than 3, 000 meters ( 10, 000 ft ), and in a system of submarine valleys east of the Andaman-Nicobar Ridge, the depth exceeds 4, 000 meters ( 13, 200 ft ).

Less than 10 % of people with neurofibromatosis develop cancerous growths ; in these cases, chemotherapy may be successful.

Less common consequences include myocarditis ( about 20 % of cases ) and peripheral neuropathy ( about 10 % of cases ).

In the best-seller More Guns, Less Crime ( University of Chicago Press, 2000 ), economist John Lott, Jr. examined the use of the broken windows approach as well as community-and problem-oriented policing programs in cities over 10, 000 in population over two decades.

Less than a week after he was hired, Nieuwendyk fired six-season head coach Dave Tippett on June 10, 2009, and hired Marc Crawford the next day.

( Less than a year later, on October 10, 2011, TCU announced it would not join the Big East but would join the Big 12 in 2012 instead.

Later top 20 hits included 1970's " One Less Bell to Answer " ( U. S. # 2 ), 1971's " Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes " ( U. S. # 19 ) and " Never My Love " ( U. S. # 12 ) ( 1971 ), 1972's "( Last Night ) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All " ( U. S. # 8 ) and " If I Could Reach You " ( U. S. # 10 ).

Less than three days before the 10, 000 m, the seven members of the council formed a special commission and rejected his entries.

Less than 7 percent of the county's lies within incorporated settlements, or 10 percent if subdivisions are included.

Less than ten miles ( 16 km ) away, Lake Texoma has between 8 – 10 million tourists every year and is the 12th largest lake in the United States, and also one of the largest reservoirs in the country, contributing to Durant's economic and population growth.

Less than 10 % of U. S. girls start to menstruate before 11 years of age, and 90 % of all US girls are menstruating by 13. 75 years of age, with a median age of 12. 43 years.

Less than a month later, on May 10, 2012, Morales announced that he would be leaving the College of Staten Island to become president of California State University at San Bernardino.

Less than a year after acquiring NeXT in the final days of 1996, Apple opened an online store on November 10, 1997, built using NeXT's WebObjects web application technology.

Less than a year after taking office, he purchased Amos Adams Lawrence's farm on Chestnut Hill, six miles ( 10 km ) west of the city.

Their next album, in 1982, Now And Forever, continued the group's popularity with the Top 10 hit, " Even the Nights Are Better " and two Top 40 singles " Young Love " and " Two Less Lonely People in the World ".

In 1982 came a 4 song EP called £ 1. 10 or Less and then their fourth studio album, Now Then ... ( although their fifth album, as they had released a live LP, Hanx, between Nobody's Heroes and Go for It ).

Less than 10 cases per year are concerned.