He then gets away with a less-than-perfect drop shot to go 30-0 up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andy Murray v Lukas Lacko - as it happened] Reference

First, I'm so glad he included the less-than-perfect sides of love.    From Wordnik.com.  [Samara O'Shea: Book Review: Other People's Love Letters] Reference

And frankly, I find it enjoyable to be less-than-perfect at something.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comment box] Reference

So far she'd refused the house with all its less-than-perfect memories.    From Wordnik.com.  [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]

Or a movie -- in this case, a less-than-perfect movie that I rather liked.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patt Morrison: Popcorn Populism and a Kernel of Truth] Reference

These are less-than-perfect reforms, but they will strengthen the euro zone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Euro Will Survive] Reference

He urged them to accept a less-than-perfect agreement to fight climate change.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2009] Reference

Well, here's for creating a less-than-perfect wedding without spending a fortune.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tijuana Chicken Helped Keep Our Wedding Cheap] Reference

On the one hand, I have a less-than-perfect track record enjoying fantasy stories.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 2 edited by Jonathan Strahan] Reference

But she also likes less-than-perfect nails "because it shows you don't really care.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Verena von Pfetten: Chipped Nail Polish And Other Reasons I Hate Fashion] Reference

The worst complaints I see are less-than-perfect (though not horrible) video quality.    From Wordnik.com.  [SlingBox] Reference

It was easy to maintain and sturdy enough to navigate the less-than-perfect roads of its era.    From Wordnik.com.  [Happy 100th Ford Model T!] Reference

LESSON THREE: Chef Keller transfers the less-than-perfect creamed corn to a bowl for tasting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chef Keller, in the house] Reference

The sub-prime market is the mortgage market that is given to people with less-than-perfect credit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2007] Reference

The allure of an impermeable defense can lead planners to reject these plainly less-than-perfect tools.    From Wordnik.com.  [Impossibility of nuclear security] Reference

Using the devices, he says, gives the milk time to cool -- which can lead to a less-than-perfect drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working Up a Froth] Reference

Despite his less-than-perfect relationship with his mother, she had half expected him to take Adele's side.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Baby For Emily]

But the "Six Degrees of Separation" theory that has so captivated us was based on less-than-perfect science.    From Wordnik.com.  [Separated: By How Many Degrees?] Reference

In some cases, you may be looking just for a job to get you through so you might consider a less-than-perfect fit.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Interview That'll Bag a Job] Reference

And if so, does our fascination with less-than-perfect mothers make it all too easy for us to imagine her a murderer?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mothers To Blame] Reference

There's NO WAY he would ever need to stoop so low as to be lumped in with the people with less-than-perfect eyesight!.    From Wordnik.com.  [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference

Evan loved Bob Dylan at an early age singing in a similar, quirky style marked by pathos and less-than-perfect pitch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Penelope Andrew: Evan's Excruciating Choice: A Family Devastated and A Boy Interrupted on HBO] Reference

Jason Schneider Banks had already been tightening the screws on people with less-than-perfect credit in recent months.    From Wordnik.com.  [Credit-Card Users Face Higher Fees, Rates] Reference

At a minimum, it means financing is drying up for those with less-than-perfect credit and that spells fewer home buyers.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Paulson Defends His Toxic CDOs by Insulting Everyone's Intelligence] Reference

Like my garden, my relationship with my old man will be unruly, unregulated, suspenseful and profoundly less-than-perfect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growing Flowers And Fathers] Reference

And at the moment, we have had less-than-perfect targeting information in the area, I think, people are speculating about.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2001] Reference

Airborne also proved a less-than-perfect fit because of its threadbare ground network and reputation as a discount service.    From Wordnik.com.  [DHL Beats a Retreat From the U.S.] Reference

Yet his exacting Calvinist thirst for perfection led him to reject U.S. membership in a less-than-perfect League of Nations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding God] Reference

As part of admitting mistakes, we may also acknowledge the wrongs we might have experienced from less-than-perfect teachers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� Appendix: Summary of the Stages of Expanded Sutra-Level Guru-Meditation] Reference

Our emotional blocks in appreciating the kindness of our less-than-perfect mentors may derive from faults in mental labeling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 10 Overcoming Emotional Blocks in Developing Trust, Appreciation, or Respect] Reference

Your kids might not be "A" students, but if they are working hard and not slacking off, then less-than-perfect grades are fine.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Stir: 20 Lessons That Will Take You Further in Life Than Good Grades] Reference

Kadima had been tainted by the less-than-perfect 2006 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon in addition to Olmert's corruption charges.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Arkedis: Livni and Barak's Gaza Calculus] Reference

Costco was also highly rated, but it got a few dings (with its competitor Sam's Club) for less-than-perfect service and selection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Michael J. Breus: Buying A Mattress - And The Survey Says:] Reference

Small companies with less-than-perfect financial histories -- the majority of American companies -- are being hit especially hard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Loan Morsels] Reference

In other states, insurers can turn down whoever they want, or charge older people or those in less-than-perfect health higher premiums.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health-care reform: Would allowing people to shop for out-of-state insurance lower health costs for all?] Reference

Meanwhile, the illegals, they get here, they work several jobs, live in less-than-perfect conditions, and they're damned glad to do it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Charles Karel Bouley: A Big Bus?] Reference