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Definitions for less than ideal
less than ide·al
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of less than ideal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of less than ideal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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The best brines in the world are in Chile. But production is flat when it should be growing, if it's not coming from Chile, then it has to come from more expensive or riskier areas, which, from an economic perspective, is less than ideal.
It's a less-than-ideal alternative but if that's what they have to do, then that's what they have to do.
I don't disagree that the current state of the legal authorities the President is using against ISIS is less than ideal from our institution's perspective, but that does not equal illegal and unconstitutional.
The vessel could provide symbolic support and a localized military presence in disputed waters and thus free up higher end assets to be more dynamically employed or held at high readiness for warfighting scenarios, it's an effective use of a less-than-ideal asset.
If these sequences were removed for the purpose of obscurity, it is also worth noting that such an effort clearly flopped because... these sequences do not immediately provide any completely new knowledge about the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in the early pandemic, the reality is that minor scientific missteps and less-than-ideal circumstances surround the sharing of scientific data all of the time.
Translations for less than ideal
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- أقل من المثاليArabic
- menos que idealSpanish
- کمتر از ایده آلPersian
- 이상적이지 않은Korean
- menos que o idealPortuguese
- mai puțin decât idealRomanian
- mindre än perfektSwedish
- சிறந்த விட குறைவாகTamil
- ít hơn mức tiêu chuẩnVietnamese
- 不太理想Chinese
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