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less than
Idioms and Phrases
Not at all or hardly at all. For example, He had a less than favorable view of the matter , or She had a less than adequate grasp of the subject . This expression uses less in the sense of “a smaller quantity, number, or extent than is implied,” a usage dating from about a.d. 1000. The same sense appears in less than no time , a hyperbolic term for a very short time (as in Don't worry, he'll be here in less than no time ) that dates from about 1800.Example Sentences
But after less than one year at USC, guard Wesley Yates III is entering the transfer portal, a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to speak publicly told the Times.
So far, collections have averaged just $288 million per year — less than half the lowest projections.
Farben facility at Auschwitz was less than four months; more than 25,000 died at the construction site alone.
“Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities nationwide,” the association said in a statement.
The system brought less than a tenth of an inch to downtown Los Angeles and a third of an inch to the California State University Northridge campus, according to the weather service.
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