Sentence examples for situation less than from inspiring English sources

Glavine called the situation "less than traditional" and "complicated".

That does not entirely relate to the situation less than 12 months on.

To compound the situation, less than 2% of rural Ethiopians own any form of transport and most have little or no formal education.

Ethiopia has received $153m for its humanitarian requirements, but just $22m to help alleviate its worsening refugee situation, less than 10% of what the UN believes is needed.

"And they're very, very open about saying they would prefer a national media outlet that has covered this situation less than most," Mr. Russert told Katie Couric, the co-host of "Today".

In August 1999, as the newly appointed prime minister, Putin had an approval rating of 31; 37% of Russians did not know who he was (this and later figures are from Levada Center's assessments of the political situation). Less than a year later, Putin's approval had risen to 84% after a series of mysterious apartment bombings, which he blamed on Chechen terrorists.

"What is the point of agreeing to adopt legislation that makes the legal situation less clear than it was before?" said Joe McNamee, executive director of the campaign group European Digital Rights.

All George Bush did was to make the situation less onerous than it otherwise would have been.

It has been an unusual situation — a less-than-ideal one — but the Warriors have made it work.

The suit said police could have handled the situation using less-than-lethal tactics, including talking to Keunang.

Prefer to take on the challenge of unpredictable situations under less-than-desirable circumstances and work to deliver dynamic results.