Sentence examples for less given the from inspiring English sources

In practical terms, he says, the cast are not told about the story before shooting, far less given the script to read.

"I'm ready but I would never go up to a manager and ask him to play, still less given the position I have come from," Suárez said.

Private sector companies dealing with hostage-taking estimate the chances of successful rescue operations are only about 50-50 – or even less – given the range of things that can go wrong.

Portugal may have drawn six of their seven matches in 90 minutes this summer, finishing third in a group behind Hungary and Iceland, but their fans couldn't care less given the eventual outcome in France.

A battle is expected over the price, which could total 1.2 billion to 1.4 billion euros ($1 billion to $1.2 billion), but could also be less given the slump in telephone and cable stocks.

"I think the next result the fuel lift is going to be a lot less given the pressure on the oil price; to some degree that will wind down," Sebastian said.

Mr. Stoltz is more or less giving the same performance he gave as the boy next door in the Broadway revival of "Our Town" in 1988.

Coalition now will have to be much more businesslike, less giving the impression of hearts and minds joining, which they are not," Steel said.

Most of the banks, more or less, gave the same reason: they expect high customer demand and want to focus on existing customers whose loans they already service.

Even 10 pounds less gives the beta cells a nap, delaying or eliminating a diabetes diagnosis.

Mr. Lessing gave the institute an early-20th-century edition of a volume by Adolf Eckstein, but his daughter did not know where he had gotten it.