The TPP will amount to a free trade agreement with Brunei Darussalam (with a population of less than 500,000) and New Zealand (less than five million). Encouraging exports to these countries is surely desirable, but the economic impact on the US is unlikely to be more than a rounding error.

Of course, some government spending is desirable or necessary. But an increase in government outlays often means wasteful spending that produces less value than consumers would get from those same dollars.

In addition, the European Parliament s detachment from national political debates means that it has less political legitimacy than is desirable. Indeed, those who worry about the creation of a European superstate can rest easy.

Although the availability of indicators for country are less than desirable, we were surprised at the extent to which the MDG database did not accurately capture data that already exists at the country level.

In addition, where consistent application by all registry systems is desirable but less critical, recommended practices are to be developed.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Less Than or Equals Condition

Outside of this room, more than a third of us smile more than 20 times per day, whereas less than 14 percent of us smile less than five.

So when dolphins are separating by less than 20 meters, less than half the time they need to use whistles.

It weighs less than a gram.

It looks like less than half.

In Mauritania, less than three percent.

It's less naughty than it sounds.

We have less snow than usual.

She is less intelligent than you.

We can use less oil faster than they can conveniently sell less oil.

It costs way less than obesity now.

Less than one day of Exxon's revenues.

He isn't less clever than his brother.

She has no less than ten children.

And my laptop runs slower, less reliably and less pleasantly than it ever has before.

The comparison function must return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the first argument is considered to be respectively less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

Interestingly, many purveyors of pornography initially thought that better quality video would make their product more desirable. However, it seems that high production values were actually less popular.

Only less than one percent are adequately treated.

Today it's less than 50 cents a day.

The slope of that is less than linear.

Tom has less money than his brother does.

Tom has less money than his brother does.

The movie was less funny than the book.

Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.

He is less clever than his elder brother.

Imported cars account for less than eight percent.

Woe to those who give less than due ,

Woe to those who give less than due ,

Their populations are more diverse than typical suburbia, but they're less diverse than cities.

Government revenues are expected to average less than 400 million per year until 2008 less than half the projected expenditures for public sector salaries and operations.

They fly 65,000 kilometers in less than a year.

And this is less futuristic than it may sound.

Incomes at that time less than 1,000 per year.

Less than three percent of a very sophisticated audience.

It began a little less than two years ago.

Well, less than one comes from the United States.

This buttress is less than halfway up the tree.

I finished the work in less than an hour.