Sentence examples for less a show of from inspiring English sources

This is less a show of paintings than a walk-in bulletin board.

For almost two hours Lil Wayne was vibrant in a performance that was less a show of progress than a reassertion of primacy.

This is less a show of objects than of atmosphere and ideas, but it incorporates more than 90 rare artifacts, including a 7th-century Buddha; a 10th-century ceramic showing a Chinese official draped in silk; a stunning silver drinking horn made for 7th-century Tibetan rulers; a 13th-century Koran written on the pioneering medium of paper.

Zhu Feng, deputy director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies at Peking University, described China's missile defense system as experimental and "not really meaningful" and said the test's real purpose was less a show of deterrence than an opportunity for its army to strut.

And even if your choice to be black is less a show of freedom, courage and soul-level authenticity, and more a matter of emotional instability, low self-esteem and general misguidedness, the three fingers pointing back at the rest of us still stand and they beg for further examination.

To Mr. Andrés, the new curriculum is nothing less than a show of faith in the future of Spanish cooking.

But Friday's meeting in Baghdad may have been less of a show of unity than a power play by one faction hoping to gain control over Iraq's often-divided Shiite population.

It feels less like a show of its own than a collection of hoary TV tropes — Schlumpy Guy With a Hot Wife, Wimpy  Son-in-Law, Hypochondriac Kid — strung together in service of the pun in the title.

(And there would be none who'd take home less money after a show of this size – that orchestra must have cost a fortune).

Somms also frequently DOWNSELL by discounting wines they are especially evangelical about, or recommending less expensive bottles as a show of good faith.

This year, the harvest was less of a celebration, and more a show of perseverance.