Sentence examples for pick less than from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, on the minor league side of camp, a second baseman who was a first-round pick less than three years ago works out in near obscurity.

A projected lottery pick less than a year ago, Williams was bypassed until Denver selected him for the Knicks with the 25th pick.

The Jets essentially traded Edwards to the Chiefs for a fourth-round draft pick less than two months after the owner, Woody Johnson, had been effusive in his praise of Edwards, his fifth-year coach.

Hotel Pick: Less than two hours from Canyonlands National Park, Red Cliffs Lodge delivers a unique Wild West experience in a picturesque red-rock setting on the banks of the Colorado River. 5. U.S. Route 550, Colorado.

When I ask Jim Collins when each of his crops was harvested, most were picked less than 24 hours ago.

The computer predicted correctly up to 80% of the peptides that bind to a given MHC, and it falsely picked less than 5% of the peptides that didn't bind.

Republicans were careful to pick less outspoken candidates than in previous years for fear of alienating moderate voters, and have focused instead on attacking the track record of Barack Obama, forcing the president to keep a low profile as he enters his final two years in office.

To explain the "second film syndrome" that seems to plague female directors, some say women pick less accessible films than male directors.

An ageing talent included in the squad amid grumbling that he's being picked less on merit than on past reputation?

In a way, the senators facing recall, after residents gathered thousands of signatures on petitions, were picked less for individual acts than for fitting one of two categories.

Toddlers are picked less often than babies, but many people have been known to make good friends with whoever is behind the toddler.