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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a low ratio" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a specific numerical comparison between two quantities or values. Examples: 1. The company's profits have been steadily decreasing due to a low ratio of sales to expenses. 2. The country's education system is struggling because of a low ratio of teachers to students. 3. The doctor recommended a diet with a low ratio of carbohydrates to proteins for better weight management. 4. The success of a business often depends on maintaining a high ratio of satisfied customers to dissatisfied ones. 5. The researchers found a correlation between a low ratio of sleep to work hours and an increase in stress levels.
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A low ratio in itself is not always a sign of a strong company.
As a result, Brandeis had a low ratio of teacher time spent on instruction, the report said.
Objects with a low ratio, or high drag relative to their mass, will descend in a steeper arc, he said.
A low ratio suggests that each dollar of earnings is priced relatively cheaply -- and should become even cheaper because earnings are growing rapidly.
A low ratio would indicate an industry doing as Norris and his colleagues foretold: ploughing cash into delivering a better service.
A low ratio means that median pay grew much more slowly than did the economy as a whole.
The report, which will be sent to Congress in a few weeks, found "strong and compelling" evidence that nursing homes with a low ratio of nursing personnel to patients were more likely to provide substandard care.
Because fewer than a third of the show's songs — a low ratio — were widely known, "The Man That Got Away" was an adventurous departure for a series whose older subscription audience insists on familiarity.
Experts say a lucky combination of factors may for the moment have slowed the arrival of an epidemic, including a low ratio of customers to sex workers, low rates of certain other sexually transmitted diseases and limited intravenous drug use.
When parents go searching for a quality preschool, they are advised by experts to seek a low ratio of children to teachers, a stable and reasonably well-paid staff that doesn't keep quitting, individualized teaching and small-group activities.
In a report last year, the government said that nursing homes with a low ratio of employees to patients were "significantly more likely to have quality-of-care problems".
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