These nations were less interested in changing it into a colony than in exploring it.

这些国家更感兴趣的是探索这个地区，而不是把它变成一个殖民地。

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They were less than charitable toward the referee.

他们对裁判员毫不仁慈。

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They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.

他们对自己在这次犯罪中所起的作用讲的绝非实情。

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Young people who said they were active in religious groups, sports or other interests were less likely to discuss risky behaviors.

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In every one of those seventeen categories, the dollar-weighted returns were less than the time-weighted returns.

发现这17种基金中的每一种,货币加权回报率,都是低于时间加权回报率的

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Here's a twist, and if you found people who were less wonderful than you all, and asked them, you'd get a lot of people saying the curving thing.

这是错误的,如果你去找一些没有你们优秀的人,问他们这个问题,很多人会回答你沿着曲线飞出

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Others were less excited about the overnight wait for the sixth version of Apple's iconic smartphone.

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Attractive females were less likely to be offered an interview if they included a mugshot.

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Among all 2008 Obama voters, 48% were less enthusiastic about his candidacy for 2012.

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