The phrase
"than a pound" is an idiomatic expression that means something is worth less than one pound, or has very little value.
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For females, its unlikely that you would gain
more than a pound of muscle mass in six months.
You can use any white fish; even if you have less
than a pound of fish, you can make up the difference by adding some cooked shrimp.
I'm not expecting anyone to hold my hand along the way, but sure is better when others point the way
rather than pound.
Growing a liver behind a knee is not ideal; in humans it might cause a bump weighing more
than a pound in an inconvenient spot.
And since a pound of beans is a lot
cheaper than a pound of meat, vegetarian meals can also be a big boost to your budget.
It burns twice as many calories as road running and is less taxing on your
joints than pounding the pavement.
The human body naturally burns more calories to maintain a pound of
muscle than a pound of fat, for example.
The beauty of buying it that way is that you can buy just 1/4 cup to try it out or more
than a pound if you love it as much as I do.
Your body has to work harder with every step, thanks to the textured, uneven terrain which adds to a super intense, effective workout that's way better
than pounding pavement.
More accurately, a pound of muscle at rest consumes more calories in a
day than a pound of fat.
You will have noticed that the price of this book is marked in dollars
rather than pounds.
Phase 2 only lasts 1 day but it was so effective that I actually lost more
than a pound in one day.
Releasing agencies
other than pounds or animal shelters; confinement and disposition of companion animals; recordkeeping; affiliation with foster care providers; penalties
The problem isn't that we aren't as good as Chelsea is, we're only a slightly worse squad
than them pound for pound, it's the fact that we aren't consistent enough.
I read in a magazine that we gain less
than a pound over the holidays, so don't even worry about having seconds (or thirds!)
Bottom line: if a ubiquitous computing device, which I see the next - gen tablets aspiring to be, is
heavier than a pound and lasts less than 8 hours, it's going to fail.
It rolls mercilessly in the gentlest of seas, yet in the hands of a good boatman is faster and
smoother than a pounding ride in an outboard - powered skiff.
Feel free to pump on - the - go with the handheld Curve breast pump; weighing in at less
than a pound means no more lugging around a heavy breast pump and bag.
A year ago Mr Osborne was the chump presiding over a flatlining economy with a budget unravelling
faster than a pound shop cardigan.
While wood bows can be prettier, the nylon rise in this bow cuts more
than a pound off of the weight.
Michael Pattison, chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, says that in the past two years the government has spent more
than Pounds Sterling 100 million collecting information on house values for the Council Tax and on land use so that farmers can claim subsidies from the European Commission.
â $ This fat makes us bigger all around because a pound of fat takes up 18 % more room on our
frame than a pound of fat, â $ she writes.
Summer is just around the corner, and nothing makes me
happier than the pounds and pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables that invade the farmer's market this time of year.