To A Lesser Degree

Definition: To A Lesser Degree

To A Lesser Degree

Adverb

1. Comparing quantity or quality; "she was less than half her weight after the crash diet".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: To A Lesser Degree

Crosswords: To A Lesser Degree

Health

In the 1860s, an English surgeon named William Little wrote the first medical descriptions of a puzzling disorder that struck children in the first years of life, causing stiff, spastic muscles in their legs and, to a lesser degree, their arms. These children had difficulty grasping objects, crawling, and walking. (references)

Business

The slowdown in construction demand last year should continue to dampen construction output this year, albeit to a lesser degree. (references)

The major third country suppliers of computer hardware are mainly from the Far Eastern countries, and to a lesser degree, from Italy and France. (references)

The following are objectives put forward by Greenpeace for the year 2010. Local sector specialists back these targets, although in some cases, to a lesser degree. (references)

Economic History

Argentina

To a lesser degree, the approximately 2,000 local consulting firms also benefited from these opportunities. (references)

Central African Republic

There are continued reports of arbitrary detainment, torture and, to a lesser degree, extrajudicial killings. (references)

Central African Republic

Libya and, to a lesser degree, Sudan have shown increased interest in cooperation with the C.A.R. over the last year. (references)

Human Rights

Uganda

Reports of violations of humanitarian law decreased in the west, but remained a problem, to a lesser degree, in the north. (references)

Congo

Prisons (Maisons d'Arret) functioned in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire and to a lesser degree in the smaller, more remote towns of Owando, Ouesso, and Djambala. (references)

Laos

The Constitution provides for the independence of the judiciary and the prosecutor's office; however, senior government and party officials influence the courts, although likely to a lesser degree than in the past. (references)

Political Economy

Dominican Republic

The police, and to a lesser degree the military, tortured, beat, and otherwise abused detainees and prisoners. (references)

Tonga

This deficit has been offset largely by remittances from Tongans employed abroad, overseas aid, and, to a lesser degree, tourism. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) influences interest rates and controls liquidity through its rates on funds provided to private sector banks (repo rate), and to a lesser degree through the placement of government paper. (references)

Trade

Colombia

Recent infrastructure projects have been financed mostly by syndicated loans with participation of foreign commercial banks and multilateral agencies, and to a lesser degree by accessing foreign capital markets. (references)

Women

Central African Republic

The law prohibits female genital mutilation (FGM), which is condemned widely by international health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health; however, girls continued to be subjected to this traditional practice in certain rural areas, and to a lesser degree in Bangui. (references)

Worker Rights

Philippines

The Philippines is a source, transit point, and, to a lesser degree, destination country for trafficking in persons. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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