Sentence examples for if not lesser from inspiring English sources

I am heartened by this progress: as a child, I had always wished for an acknowledgement that being adopted did make me absolutely different if not lesser than my parents' biological children, for better conversations and more work helping me come to terms both with my blackness and where it fit in our family.

They are not lesser obligations.

These are not "lesser" versions.

'Brundibar' is not lesser than anything".

These are not lesser options.

"Brundibar" is not lesser than anything.

"Although the upfront rate on luxury cruises is higher, the overall value of the luxury lines is remarkably competitive with, if not greater than, lesser lines," said Bob Miller, an owner of Cruise Holidays in Alexandria, Va.

While we may come from similar circumstances, trek through the same if not greater or lesser levels of adversity, we are still granted blessings of friendship through both allies and like-minds.

Kim Quek, an opposition spokesman, said: "If the top public servant of the country can openly amass billions with impunity, why can't lesser officials similarly enrich themselves in lesser amounts?

It bothers many of them no end that their craft is perceived a lesser (if not the least) form of art, that the costume galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art are in the basement, or that an appreciation of style is often remarked upon as a liability to politicians, athletes and intellectuals.

It spends far too much money, far too freely, and uses far too many staff for stories covered just as well, if not better, by its lesser-resourced rivals.