Sentence examples for a minus rather than from inspiring English sources

It would become a minus rather than a plus".

That this was a psychological minus, rather than a positive, having been so close to beating Nadal on his 'home' surface, was underlined by Federer's uncharacteristic outburst.

Since then, management experience has been treated as a recruiting minus rather than a plus, 'because if you came in with experience you would apply old models to new problems'.

However, the different sign, the minus rather than the expected plus, triggered a swathe of recession headlines across the press and other news media.

In order to allow the equipment to handle mu-minuses rather than the mu-pluses of the previous data sets, the lab had to reverse every magnet in the experiment, says Boston University physicist Lee Roberts, co-spokesperson for the g-2 (pronounced "g minus two") experiment.

Millions will be discussing the John Lewis ad after it is aired, but that's because it's become a cultural phenomenon; it is viewed as a mini-movie rather than a traditional advertisement.

Even the youths who scowl at the suggestion that they are afraid, make sure they take a mini-cab rather than a bus or tube after ten at night.

As you can see, each of these and the many others I received are worthy of a mini-lecture rather than a one sentence answer.

Not only have the new buildings encouraged mass tourism at Ronchamp which, Curtis believes, is now on the way to becoming a mini-Lourdes rather than a place of quiet contemplation, but they are enticing thieves who see rich pickings here from the increasing commercialisation of this special site.

You're less likely to get sideways looks when you unfold a mini-microphone, rather than plugging a dongle directly into your phone.

Mr Samaranch and his colleagues have also done their bit to help balance the budget and present a reformist image: they travelled around Sydney in a mini-bus rather than their customary fleet of limousines.