Sentence examples for than optimal from inspiring English sources

Still, diet sodas are less than optimal.

And they have to do it under less than optimal conditions.

The rose has since been transplanted twice and has flourished in less than optimal light conditions.

Thus we are entering what looks like a severe flu season with less than optimal protection.

But even that longer-term rating is less than optimal now.

Engadget review: broadly similar, praising the hardware and finding the software less than optimal.

Smaller screens and less-than-optimal keyboards make netbooks harder to use for work and play.

"You don't want to see the game decided in less-than-optimal conditions," DuPuy said.

But the minute that results in a less-than-optimal on-air performance, investors will get nervous".

Handling this while you're bleary-eyed is guaranteed to lead to less-than-optimal choices.

But others worry that the economy remains vulnerable to shocks, such as a major slowdown in China, and point to the still-lower-than-optimal inflation.