Sentence examples for less than promised from inspiring English sources

Economists reckon that the single market has increased growth, albeit by less than promised.

Stories abound of bosses who pay less than promised, or have workers deported on pay day.

It seems likely that people owed money by the city of Detroit will get less than promised.

The additional funds will start slowly, with only $1.3 billion budgeted for next year -- less than promised.

Journalists who made the trip reported that, as is often the case, Colonel Qaddafi's news media handlers had shown them more and less than promised.

I suspect you contacted the Observer when you realised you had been left less than promised and thought we could claw it back.

Then on the day he does something slightly less awful than promised ­­– and the press hail him as a genius.

When the appointed day comes, he does something slightly less awful than promised – and the press hail his political savvy.

Some do provide what they say they will, although it may be of far lower quality than you expect and generate far less income than promised.

But now the cleanup is proving less ambitious than promised, and is falling far short of its goal of helping push China further toward a market economy.

So far the central government has paid a measly $250m to the Kurds, who, in turn, have handed over less oil than promised: only 248,000 b/d in the first seven days of March, for instance.