Sentence examples for were much less able from inspiring English sources

In the 3rd century bce they managed to contain Macedonian pressure from the south, but in later years they were much less able to fend off Celtic invaders from the northwest.

He said 90% of the rough sleepers it helped were local people, who were "much less able to deal with the shocks to their lives that cause a risk to being homeless than in other parts of the country".

Papi did find evidence that anosmic pigeons (unable to detect odours) were much less able to orient and navigate than normal pigeons, so olfaction does seem to be important in pigeon navigation.

"I feel the appreciation from my aunt, even if she's much less able to verbalize it".

On the other hand, its corrupt and underfunded government is much less able or inclined to manage China's engagement for the benefit of its people.

The emergence of a global banking system means central banks are much less able to monitor and control what is going on.

Moreover, as a weaker state, Azerbaijan is much less able to show a China-like resistance to international attention on its human rights record.

As a result, great baseball players are much less able to compensate for weak teammates than their counterparts in other sports.

When it comes to water politics, no Soviet central planner could have done worse than America.The developing world is just as capable as is America of pursuing disastrous irrigation policies, but it is much less able to afford them.

Then again, Bhumibol's son, Prince Vajiralongkorn, is said to be much less able than his old man, and he may in time represent a mortal danger to his royal house: An idiot heir can mess things up very quickly.

With margins racing to zero, publishers are much less able to take risks on first novels, so more than ever before it is up to the serious literary prizes and to established authors to seek out, champion and amplify the best new voices," said Cleave.