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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a less prosperous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the prosperity of two or more entities, indicating that one is not as prosperous as the other.
Example: "The economic policies have led to a less prosperous region compared to its neighboring areas."
Alternatives: "a poorer" or "a more disadvantaged".
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But continued failure would eventually make China a less prosperous and more unstable place.
But it has a less prosperous air than similar communities; its houses are more modest, some less than well maintained.
"Fortunately, not everyone shares Mr. Eltife's big-tax vision for a less prosperous Texas," Mr. Sullivan wrote in a recent post on his group's Web site.
Granting concessions to a party bent on leading its country into what looks like a less prosperous, more vulnerable future is risky.
As is the case in any country with a less prosperous neighbor, the Dominican Republic does face immigration pressures relating to the constant influx of Haitians looking for better prospects.
And so as a result, people like Barbara Levine, a real estate agent in Cleveland, are trimming back their hopes and expectations and coming to grips with a less prosperous America.
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For Mr. Lauf, 44, the move is more unorthodox, taking him from a larger, more lucrative magazine to a smaller, less prosperous one.
We can't allow ourselves to become a weaker, less prosperous and more divided nation".
Even Sarajevo remains a vastly less prosperous, more Muslim-chauvinist city than it was before the war.
A bit less prosperous; yawn!
But he cautions: "If not, the next mayor will face the daunting task of leading New York into a future much less prosperous than its present".
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