This is because lighter colors take in less of the strong heat of the sun than dark colors do.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

For that reason, says Mister Stephens, the more someone swears, the less of an effect the words have.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"My wife is a little bit less of a social media user than I am.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

As the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

But lately bankruptcy became less and less of a surprise.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

Some Democrats hope she will win, saying that Angle poses less of a threat to Harry Reid in November.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

"If coal and gas and oil had to pay the price for the damage that they did,we would use a whole lot less of them.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"Whereas here, there is less of that tradition and I hope that tradition is growing.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

The study found that eighty-five percent of women who waited less than six months to get pregnant had live births.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

The study found that those who received lower doses of steroids by mouth spent less time in the hospital.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

A low-fat diet is one in which less than thirty percent of a person's daily calorie intake comes from fat.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

By two thousand seven,however, the numbers were down to less than ten percent of boys and only eight percent of girls.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

The study found that Jews are less than two percent of the adult population of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.03.05