What in lesser hands might seem mere self-display becomes a broader diagnosis.

In lesser hands, the result might have been leaden indeed.

In lesser hands, this might have devolved into cliché.

In lesser hands, this could have been just another preposterous "project" book.

In lesser hands, this would be a hokey enterprise.

Together they invigorated a play that in lesser hands can seem wordy rather than eloquent.

He added, "In lesser hands, the film would go off the deep end into cheap theatrics.

Then she patted my shoulder with a lesser hand.

Still, this was a gripping account of a work that in lesser hands can easily maunder.

In lesser hands it is easy to see why people are against it.