Sentence examples for a lesser appointment from inspiring English sources

His government would not accept a lesser appointment in Lisbon than in Pretoria and Lourenço Marques.

Lesser appointments he delegated to his vizier or to the priests themselves.

Members of the parliamentary party were outraged at the appointment, and to a lesser extent the choice of leftwing Guardian columnist Seumas Milne as the new director of communications.

It was a hassle to get an appointment and made it seem like a lesser priority.

And on the eve of his new appointment, he suggested that Washington should play a lesser role in discussions among nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Patient-related delays (due to missed follow-up appointments, competing family demands and seeking traditional health-care) contributed to a lesser extent.

There were fears within the UK government of a lesser role for the British candidate, as a punishment for Cameron's strong opposition to Juncker's appointment to the top Brussels job.

(Wilson received a lesser sentence).

But that is a lesser point.

That is not a lesser task.

He can decide a lesser offense.