Sentence examples for act is less from inspiring English sources

His act is less about jokes – and poems, in his case – than about toying with us.

Age, though, has blunted any political edge it may have had, and the clever plotting of the second act is less engaging than amusing.

But in the case of American Ballet Theatre's 25-year-old Spanish wonder, Angel Corella (pronounced AN-hel cor-AY-a), the act is less than persuasive.

Her act is less Robin Williams stand-up than Lily Tomlin solo show laced with the satire of classic Steve Martin.

"If the black and white minstrels weren't funny, then why is Ali G But Ali G G's defenders say the act is less about poking fun at minority stereotypes than mocking ignorant whites.

He achieved abiding fame as a consequence of the opinion of Lord Tomlin, who in his judgment on that case said: "Every man is entitled if he can to order his affairs so that the tax attracted under the appropriate act is less than it otherwise would be.

Would the act be less abhorrent if it advanced the Palestinian cause?

Unfortunately, the actual language of the act was less clear than its intent.

Other major provisions of the JOBS Act are less terrifying but still problematic.

People who washed their hands after contemplating an unethical act were less troubled by their thoughts than those who didn't, the study found.

Perhaps the numbed prelude to the third act was less bereft, less intensely tragic than some great conductors make it, but in Nelsons' hands it was still intense and mysterious.