Because of the need to close, I took the slightly lesser amount.

"It will not be like a black box where you send in a bill and get a check for a lesser amount."

Because the person in question does not know money counting, they would give him lesser amount.

One of the women had been paid a year's salary and the other a lesser amount.

Exports were also off, but by a lesser amount, 4 percent, to $33.62 billion.

Lesser amounts are available farther from the trade center site.

Payments of lesser amounts continued for another four years, he said.

She poured a lesser amount of green liquid into the cup.

Lesser amounts occurred in western and southern parts of the state.

Further annual payments in lesser amounts will be made through 2009.