• This means that the best place to post a silly review is on a page devoted to a less well-known book.

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  • Italy's north-south divide remains gaping, too (though, as the author says, there is a less well known east-west divide either side of the Apennines).

    ECONOMIST: Italy

  • The cost, especially for small amounts sent to nations with a less well-developed financial sector, can be as much as 20% of the sum, according to the World Bank.

    BBC: Migrants, money flows and terrorism

  • Dr Hunkapiller who, unlike Dr Venter, has spent much of his career in industry, is a slightly less well-known figure.

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  • This set him thinking about the rising costs of medical care, and the catastrophic effects that sudden illness could have on a family less well provided for than his own.

    NEWYORKER: The Lie Factory

  • "Oswald is more modern in a sense, because he's a little bit less well-behaved, a little bit quicker to anger, a little bit, dare I say, edgier, " he said.

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  • This is a condition much less well known than cerebral palsy - which has similar physical manifestations - and yet one in 1, 000 children live with the condition.

    BBC: Two-year-old stroke victim is living with hemiplegia

  • Given a choice, men might opt for a less workbound existence as well.

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  • It says start at red, which I interpret as meaning you don't have to give a red card, you can give a yellow or less as well.

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  • According to people familiar with Google's thinking, they felt the company was being held to a higher standard than less well-known firms, and preferred to let more aggressive rivals test the boundaries.

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  • The option is then open to the customer (as it is in Europe) to contribute a little extra for a job well done, or a little less (as it is not in Europe) for a job poorly done.

    ECONOMIST: Mexican stand-off

  • And what you'll find in the Midwest, the Hmong population - there's a lot of ginseng farming, not that push for educational attainment and just, in general, those groups still don't overshadow the fact that even East Asian descent Asian-Americans have higher rates of poverty and still higher rates of not having a high school education or less than a high school education, as well.

    NPR: Asian-Americans: Smart, High-Incomes And ... Poor?

  • Sir Paul said the developed countries had a responsibility to help those less well off.

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  • The sad fact is they may not work for everyone--and they may be far less powerful than a well-designed drug.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • About 10, 000 gallons goes down a well--less than 1% of the 1 million gallons of water and 1 million pounds of sand used.

    FORBES: Energy

  • The result could well be a less-than-enthusiastic turnout.

    ECONOMIST: Iran

  • Quitting the euro would not be pain-free -- but it might well become a less painful alternative to what those countries are suffering now: Great Depression levels of unemployment, rising taxes, massive social security cutbacks.

    CNN: How the euro crisis will affect you

  • Second, from August 18th, Brazil's television stations must carry 50 minutes a day of campaign advertising, which could allow less well-known candidates (such as Ciro Gomes, a maverick former finance minister) to grab enough votes to force a run-off.

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  • "If the buyer is a marginal member of a royal family or a businessman it can go either way but tends to turn out less well, " says Mr Dorsey, a senior fellow at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University.

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  • Intel is betting Silverthorne, slated for next year, will help create a new class of lightweight devices that can perform as well as a desktop machine using significantly less power.

    FORBES: Hard Core

  • There is always a queue outside the well-known Italian chain GROM, but a less commercial option is Perche No!

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  • In many countries short-term interest rates are near zero and in a banking crisis monetary policy works less well.

    ECONOMIST: Economics

  • Here's a concrete suggestion that's less well known: Find an agent who also brokers rental properties in your price range.

    FORBES

  • Friedman replaced him at first base with journeyman Casey Kotchman, who hit .306 and fielded well for a lot less money.

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  • Though it has handled this metamorphosis skilfully, it has remained less of a force than, well, Morgan Stanley, now the world's pre-eminent investment bank.

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  • Professor Fletcher, head of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, added that there were other studies showing men coped less well with losing a partner.

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  • The for-profit colleges say they educate a tougher group of students, less well-prepared for higher education and having fewer family resources to help them repay loans.

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  • Yet it may take a less improvised tax system, as well as proof that the Fiscal Responsibility Law really does bite, to persuade investors that Brazil has finally given up its profligate old ways.

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  • "Tomic's arrival as a significant force couldn't be better timed for the traditional roaming gang of Australian tennis fans, or 'Earls Court posse', without whom Wimbledon would be... well, a lot less Australian, " writes Giles Smith in The Times.

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  • Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell said there was nothing new in students taking term-time jobs to supplement their lifestyle, but the abolition of up-front fees from September this year and bursaries for less well-off students would make money less of a concern.

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