The other advantages of hair sheep include that it's more resistant to parasites, so they're less prone to infection."

VOA: special.2009.08.03

Or patients might be advised to think less about the past and more about the present and the future.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Under her leadership, the group's budget grew from less than ten million dollars to more than one hundred thirty million.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

The group says it has found that students in higher priced programs are more likely,not less likely, to repay their students loans.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

He wanted the eVolo skyscraper competition to be less about the height of the buildings, and more about supporting environmental and community responsibility.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

Still,he says he worries that more people will avoid cooperating with the police, and that officers will have less time to fight more serious crimes.

VOA: special.2010.07.03

Or it could be less. Or it could be more, if the jury wants to punish the losing party and set an example for others.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

Stress can lead to other problems if people attempt to ease it by taking drugs,smoking, drinking alcohol or by eating more or less than normal.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Another is having the freedom to change teachers as courses become more or less popular.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

"A needle that goes through the skin needs to be as sharp as possible because that's going to be associated with the easiest access, the more slick closure, and the less pain when somebody has, say their blood drawn or their skin closed."

VOA: special.2010.02.10

"This experience teaches me how to,more or less,teach teenagers, how to say 'OK, we're having a problem with this section, let's clap it,let's sing it.'" The orchestra performs for free but receives donations that help pay for necessities like sheet music.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

This month,export prices for Southeast Asian rice have jumped from about $550 a ton or less to more than $650.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Aid groups say Europe should pay more. Either way,less wealthy EU members, like Poland,want richer ones, like Germany,to pay more.

VOA: standard.2009.10.29

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

VOA: standard.2009.11.02