Shipping forecast aside, he's less confident about the future of his industry.

Chan was less confident, however, about land acquisition prospects in Hong Kong.

Alfred noticed this, and became less confident and louder, and prodigiously logical.

But he would have preferred her to be a little less confident.

If Jackson was less confident than his opponents, he was not afraid.

If Peter had been less confident, he would have been more safe.

Participants working in EDs without SOPs felt less confident regarding treatment of patients.

Martinez looked less confident, and said quickly, 'Mehmet Pasha commands here, Admiral Bolitho!'

Investors and rating agencies seem less confident that a rebound is coming soon.

He felt less confident coming down off the gantry every time.

But he was less confident that the party would triumph across the region.

Others were less confident of the effectiveness of the concerted efforts.

For the first time the creature was hesitant, looking uncertain, puzzled, less confident.

But he appeared less confident to outline how the policy worked.

But the girls were well prepared, and more or less confident of success.

A less confident operative might have flinched or offered a host of excuses.