Even issues of a far lesser magnitude, like the question of whether Iraqis should be able to hold dual citizenship, rose again.

But Dehere needs the seasoning of a race before then, and he will get it in Saturday's first race against three horses of lesser magnitude.

Earthquakes of lesser magnitude are much more frequent than ones of larger magnitude.

But surely there would be a disaster of greater or lesser magnitude.

The Hildebrand collection; the uncut diamonds from the liner; three other jobs of lesser magnitude - I did them all.

Wales is not a particularly seismically active country, nevertheless earthquakes of lesser magnitude occur from time to time.

Compare her to stars of lesser magnitude, divinities of smaller stature.

But take a musical of lesser magnitude, use it to show off a suitable star, and how many will really care about missing material?

"A catastrophe of no lesser magnitude than Chernobyl" is how a writer in Pravda described the devastation.

Between the years 1980 and 2000 there were 16 earthquakes stronger than a Richter 4.0, with many more of a lesser magnitude.