The phrase "a lower mark" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to grading, assessments, or evaluations where a score or rating is being discussed.
Example: "If you don't study for the exam, you might end up with a lower mark than you expected."
Alternatives: "a reduced score" or "a diminished grade".
Best over this trip, he is now down to a lower mark than for his last win at Chester in August.
And the table suggests that under the "proposed distribution" of ratings, around 20% of the workforce should be given a lower mark of four or five – which is designated for those who have shown "inconsistent performance" and "unacceptable performance", respectively.
The MHCP model retains the node with second lowest mark only because the neighbor with the lowest mark of such a node has a neighbor with a lower mark.
Suppose x i has the second lowest mark in C i, and x j has the lowest mark, while there is at least one node x k in C j with a lower mark than m j.
His commitment to education and its improvement, they said, is "strong and ongoing". Ironically, Cameron received a lower mark in educational leadership than in most other categories on a 1984 administrators' evaluation of his performance that Cameron released publicly Wednesday.
If one examiner is more stringent than the other then they will systematically tend to give a lower mark.
Czech neurologist Vladimir Janda described a lower cross syndrome marked by weak gluteal muscles and tight ileopsoas muscles.
Looked ready for this seventh furlong, and able to run off a 3lb lower mark today.
He won't be as fresh this time and that may help him sustain his effort, from a 1lb lower mark.
Just 43% of voters took part in Sunday's poll, a slightly lower mark than recent referendums when flashpoint issues such as immigration were on the ballot.
Eric Alston's five-year-old, who started 6-4 fandurite and was second in the five-furlong sprint last year off a 32lb lower mark, was slowly out of the stalls but Allan soon had him handy and came through in the final furlong to win by three-quarters of a length from Port St Charles.
