Sentence examples for much less taking from inspiring English sources

The notion of the institute publicly squabbling with a professor, much less taking him to court, is a striking break with its serene image.

Inspired by a Jesuit priest, James van Ginneken, it was a movement for young Catholic women with no interest in being nuns and who therefore faced being shut out of making any active contribution, much less taking a leadership role in their church.

This makes the return of Dallas all the more interesting – although I can't imagine anyone randomly striking a huge oil reserve in the corner of a Texas ranch, which happens in episode one – much less taking a shower in the crude as it rains down.

"Needless to say, my boss, a married woman with children, was unimpressed with my need to take any time for myself, much less taking two full weeks off for surgery.

Criticizing someone openly is simply not proper — much less taking on a powerful man, and on national television.

In such transactions, one never really sells a commodity, much less takes delivery of anything.

Never before has a president landed aboard a carrier at sea, much less taken the controls of the aircraft.

Since there was neither, Congress had no right to suspend habeas rights, much less take them away permanently.

It went by so fast that most Americans probably never heard it, much less took the time to wonder what it meant.

How were these capitalist organs ever going to be transplanted into the living body of Chinese socialism, much less take root and thrive?

The Post said, "We would not trust Eliot Spitzer to manage our 401 k), much less take our teenage daughter to the movies, so why should the city trust him with its entire pension fund?" The endorsements were not a surprise.