The phrase "a less marked" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the degree of prominence or distinction of something, indicating that it is not as pronounced as another.
Example: "The new design features a less marked contrast between the colors, creating a more subtle appearance."
Alternatives: "a more subtle" or "a milder".
A less marked but similar effect is found in scenarios A, I and L, each of which concern the topic of 'politics,' yet the mean formality scores are calculated as 2.18, 4.43 and 2.76.
Male adults showed a leftward (left > right) asymmetry, with a less marked opposite asymmetry in females.
A less marked reduction was noticed in the intervention group.
There was a less marked reduction in non-intervention practices, from 1.0525 days per patient to 0.9917 days per registered patient, a relative reduction of 6.0%.
A less marked reduction, which did not reach statistical significance, was also observed in the OVA/OVA/SAL unchallenged controls, relative to the preceding nontolerized control groups.
Moreover, incubation of DU145-shNDRG1 cells with chelators led to a less marked reduction in p-ERK1/2 and p-SMAD2L compared with vector control cells.
The smoking ban at work was followed by a less marked reduction in preterm deliveries than the later ban in restaurants.
The hippocampus and striatum also displayed increased CLTCL1 expression prenatally although peaking later in prenatal development (Weeks 17 21), also a less marked reduction of expression after birth (Fig. 4A).
A less marked (though statistically significant) effect was observed among those receiving antiviral therapy for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (IR, 2.57; 95% CI, 1.43 4.62, P value for interaction =.33) (Table 4).
However, the level of the inhibition was variable among the studied patients, and a less marked reduction, (~50%) was observed in SF derived from some of the studied cases (not shown).
Our third hypothesis was that suppression would lead to a less marked subsequent increase, and acceptance a more marked subsequent increase, in subjective and psychophysiological emotional responsiveness, relative to the control group.
