Sentence examples for less a player from inspiring English sources

But organic food, especially products processed by large corporations, has become less a player in the front lines of the movement.

But the elegant Ms. Merkens is less a player than a drum major, guiding the cast, which is clad in the same deconstructed militaristic uniforms, with steely legs and arms.

A day before the Devils were to open their second-round playoff series against the Flyers in Philadelphia, Ponikarovsky had been promoted to the Devils' top forward line, replacing no less a player than Zach Parise, the team's first-year captain and a tenacious goal-scorer.

And so, McNair has become less a player the Jaguars dare to beat them and more of one they will beware of, even though he arrived at a Friday evening news conference wearing a protective boot on his left foot, a precautionary measure to alleviate pressure on a bothersome turf toe.

In fact, one might infer from the study that the less time a player spent in college, the less likely he was to get arrested.

He enjoyed humiliating people who were less than A-players.

The less money allocated, the agents reasoned, the less money a player could lose.

"The Latino community is going to be less of a player in this election," Mr. Mollenkopf said.

Jason Young, Iona's point guard, said his coach, Jeff Ruland, was thinking more like a coach and less like a player.

Less enthusiastic, a player in a ragged cutoff T-shirt leaned back into his locker, lighted a cigarette and took a long, slow drag.

Augsburg are holding out for a fee of €25m (£17.5m), although they are likely to accept slightly less for a player who joined them from Greuther Fürth only last summer.