Sentence examples for force was less from inspiring English sources

US and Iraqi commanders said Sunni militant groups were stepping up efforts to recruit female suicide bombers, in part because cultural sensitivities meant the predominantly male police force was less likely to pay close attention to them at checkpoints.

On the 10th day of the war, the spearhead of a United States invasion force was less than 50 miles from Baghdad, but heavy resistance delayed the advance and the battle for Saddam Hussein's stronghold was still over the horizon.

Biden's task force was less about determining which of the big-ticket items to recommend — it recommended them all — and more about involving each interest group in a process that could build a diverse coalition to lobby Congress.

It was shown that for relative ball/groove dimension that resulted in low contact angle, the overall frictional force was less than that observed for surface without the groove.

The measurement data, for which the moment of the force was less than 100 μ Nm, were rejected.

Among the three experiments performed for each configuration, the difference in force was less than 1% and U y varied a few percent at the point of fracture.

The third force is less familiar.

Should its work force be less concentrated?" he asked.

Many who are to be guarded by the new force are less enthusiastic.

But larger cuts to troop levels or the Pentagon civilian work force were less popular.

For a given level of force effectiveness, a volunteer force is less costly than a draft force.