The news item announcing the verdict was much smaller than the item that announced his arrest.宣布判决结果的新闻，篇幅远远小于宣布他被捕的新闻。Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。Your answer must be within a centimetre either way.答案的误差必须小于一厘米。