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  • 1less significant — index subordinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Less-lethal weapon — Less lethal weapons, less than lethal weapons, non lethal weapons, non deadly weapons, or, more recently, compliance weapons are weapons intended to be unlikely to kill or to cause great bodily injury to a living target. In the past, police (or… …

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  • 3Less than truckload shipping — Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel carriers or full truckload carriers. Parcel carriers usually handle small packages and freight that can be broken… …

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  • 4less — adj Less, Lesser, smaller, fewer are comparable terms that approach each other in meaning but are not synonyms and are rarely interchangeable. Less means not as much, especially in degree, value, or amount, and its opposite is usually more. It… …

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  • 5Significant weather alert — A significant weather alert, also called a significant weather advisory, is issued when doppler weather radar indicates a strong thunderstorm is producing small hail or high winds whose strength does not reach severe thunderstorm criteria. It… …

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  • 6less — fewer, less As a general guide, fewer is used with plural nouns (fewer books, fewer people) and indicates number, whereas less is used with singular nouns and indicates amount (less money / less happiness). However, there is an extensive no man s …

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  • 7Less Than Jake discography — Infobox Artist Discography Artist = Less Than Jake Caption = Less Than Jake performing in August 2006. From left to right: JR, Roger, Vinnie, Buddy, Chris. Studio = 7 Live = 2 Compilation = 4 EP = 3 Singles = 10 Video = 2 Music videos = 8… …

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  • 8significant — In statistics, denoting the reliability of a finding or, conversely, the probability of the finding being the result of chance (generally less than 5%). [L. significo, to make known, signify, fr. signum, sign, + facio, to make] * * *… …

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  • 9significant meteorological information — A weather advisory issued concerning weather significant to the safety of all aircraft. SIGMET advisories cover severe and extreme turbulence, severe icing, widespread dust storms or sandstorms that reduce visibility to less than 3 miles,… …

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  • 10less — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inferior, not so much, minor. adv. under, short of. See inferiority, deduction, absence.Ant., more, superior. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. smaller, lower, not so much as, not as much, lesser, minor,… …

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