In later years, Mr. Kujau got into more -- but lesser -- trouble.
Its reward for joining Lula is expected to include at least one ministry in a reshuffle in December and, in the meantime, more than a dozen lesser posts.The trouble is that the PMDB is less a coherent party than a confederation of regional barons bound together by a popular political brand name.
But those who relish Burgundy are unaffected by the economic problems that trouble lesser mortals.
Mathematicians following Pasch's path introduced various elements and axioms and developed their geometries with greater or lesser elegance and trouble.
He has no trouble with lesser mountains and has even won the one-day Classique des Alpes and the three-week Vuelta a Espana despite fearsome climbs.
Lesser minds may have trouble following the logic, but in the end it comes down to something like this: References to a particular religion are forbidden; general references to God are not.
Musharraf's ignominious exit and, to a lesser extent, Kibaki's troubles at the ballot box could mean that self-interest drives leaders to conclude that the unpopularity resulting from engagement with America is too high a price to pay.
So you can see why Senator Simpson's comments referring to people on Social Security as "greedy geezers" and "lesser people" were so troubling.
Yet, like Europe's lagging Mediterranean countries, though to a lesser extent, France is having trouble competing with the larger German economy, which is more flexible, less confrontational in its relations with employees and more solidly built on industry and exports.
The rehabilitation of the boat was extensive, but engine troubles, leaks and lesser problems remained.
Cleaning the Augean stables of MPs' expenses, horrendous though they are, is the lesser half of parliament's troubles.
