Sentence examples for statements less from inspiring English sources

"Expensing stock options would make financial statements less meaningful and less reliable," said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Intel, the maker of computer chips.

Many in Israel saw Mr. Barak's statements less as a serious new policy initiative and more as an attempt to distinguish himself politically from the rest of the cabinet amid increasing talk of elections being called for early next year rather than as scheduled in October 2013.

Wednesday's multi-pronged rhetorical assault on Assad represented a stark shift in the U.S. position from statements less than a week earlier that Washington was no longer seeking the Syrian president's removal as a priority in the conflict.

On the other hand, retrospective studies make people's statements less susceptible to day-to-day emotions.

The statement "Less is more" is an example.

His assertion contrasted starkly with a statement less than 24 hours earlier by Brig.

Case sales will rise 4percentto5percentcent in 2001, the company said in a statement, less than the 5percentto6percentcent projected in April.

But much damage has already been done, and investors weighing the risk of a future "haircut" — or bond loss — may find that statement less than reassuring.

Amelia McDonnell-Parry, editor-in-chief of the online publication The Frisky, released a statement less than 24 hours after Stoya's tweets announcing the immediate end of Deen's sex advice column.

"President Bush proposes just a 2.8percentt increase in education (or $1.4 billion)," Mr. Kennedy said in a statement, "less than one-fourth of the 13percentt average increase over the last seven years.

"I can categorically tell you that I can't speak about it until the player has signed," he said, a reference to his categorical statement less than three weeks ago that Balotelli would not sign for Liverpool.