Sentence examples for lesser standing from inspiring English sources

Now it fell to Zawahiri, a man of lesser standing, to deal with the problem.

A player of lesser standing would have been sent off: this alone makes Bennett's ducking of the issue an acme of poor refereeing.

In a way, Sotheby's has been one of the ways people of lesser standing but greater cash move up in the world.

Scores of men of lesser standing also crowded the entrance here to gawk or in the faint hope of delivering some plea.

In contrast to the works made for imperial patrons, illustrious monastics, or other luminaries, these ordinary images-modest in scale, mass produced, and at times incomplete-were created for those of lesser standing.

This was equally true for prostitutes, who, although of lesser standing than courtesans, were still among the most elite women in society and the social equals of aristocrats, scholars, government officials, and the like.

In complaining that he and others of similar moral worth "don't like being told" what to do, he does not mention that this is exactly what those of the evangelical right do every day to those they perceive as being of lesser moral standing.

The effect of all the covenants, all the planning, was to exclude residents of lower incomes and lesser social standing.

Or do you see the lower percentage of women in obituaries as an accurate reflection of women's lesser power and standing in our culture?

The geographically narrow scope of "Harlem Lost and Found" permits Mr. Adams to discuss the traditional Harlem landmarks, like Strivers Row (West 138th and 139th Streets between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevards), but also address the hundreds of lesser buildings, some standing, some demolished, that formed the area.

With only a very short individual time trial remaining, and the riders directly behind Evans in the overall standings lesser than him in time trial skills, nine seconds was a significant advantage.