An important exception to last year's legislative tradeoff of lesser rates for greater complexity is home sales.

Prices for used motorcycles have increased as well, but at a lesser rate than those for new machines, industry officials said.

"Will the Japanese invest at a lesser rate than they did in 1989?"

Repairs have continued but at a far lesser rate.

His other organs would slow down, but at a lesser rate.

The manufacturing sector declined for the sixth consecutive month, but at a lesser rate.

New orders also declined, but at a lesser rate than in July.

Third, studies have shown that placebos have only a slightly lesser rate of effectiveness than the drugs.

The owners demanded $825,000 for the first round and lesser rates for lower rounds.

Even at the lesser rate, they were putting distance between themselves and the Laagi world in gratifying fashion.