Sentence examples for a string of lesser from inspiring English sources

Thereafter he kept busy with a string of lesser directorships.

Keen to keep his skills within the organisation, the council moved Paul around a string of lesser jobs, with the promise that more appropriate employment was around the corner.

Then there are the continuing reverberations from the troubles of Enron, Global Crossing, WorldCom and (this week's casualty) Tyco, plus a string of lesser company meltdowns, which have directed new attention to the ills of personal greed, lousy accounts and inadequate surveillance.

Martin, who leaves his first wife for his second and has an endless string of lesser girlfriends on the side, is unable to express any emotion.

He comes from Martinique, which is one of a string of islands [making up the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea].

"It is a string of events that would have broken a lesser man.

The program calls for a string of arias and duets, some chestnuts and some lesser-known works, including a piece from an opera by Mr. Alagna's brother David.

Last week, Dallas continued their good form with a 2-1 win over Sporting KC that was achieved without a string of top players, including Mauro Diaz, Carlos Gruezo and Matt Hedges, and Oscar Pareja was pleased that his lesser lights were able to do the business.

Nonetheless, the program facilitated a string of business deals tilted heavily toward Saddam Hussein's preferred trading partners, like Russia, France and, to a lesser extent, Syria.

It has suffered a string of setbacks.

A string of Louisiana archetypes followed.