He says each new version of one bill is weaker and less effective than the one before it.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

It is estimated that less than two thousand of the animals live in the wild.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

It is also more effective and less costly than the drugs traditionally used.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

He says it is true that such crops can have higher output with less cost,but added: No one knows the consequences that will have on soil fertility and the human body.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

India is Asia's third largest economy, and it was less affected by the global financial crisis compared to Western countries.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

This may be a little less purist than the normal view, but I think that it is more realistic."

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"The terrain in Afghanistan is different from Iraq, it's more uneven, the roads are less easy to traverse.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"Is it calmer now? Are people a little less active than they were a few months ago or about a year ago?

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Phan says when shoppers see empty storefronts, it reminds them how tough the economic environment is and they feel less inclined to buy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

President Obama says it is essential for the United States to import less and export more.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"It is reasonable to hope that there will be less irregularities this time for several reasons,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

"There is no evidence that the U.S.is any less strong than it has always been.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

It is unrealistic,he says, to expect him to have delivered on most of his promises, less than a year after his inspirational address to the Muslim world.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11