The phrase "a markedly less" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when comparing two things, but it should be followed by a noun or a phrase that indicates what is being compared.
Example: "The new model offers a markedly less complicated interface than its predecessor."
Alternatives: "significantly lower" or "considerably reduced."
As Asian companies release their earnings, executives are signaling a markedly less optimistic note.
African-Americans who crossed the Atlantic in the nineteenth century found themselves in a markedly less hostile world.
(You imagine that if Mr. Chesney were visiting this woman in her workplace, he'd be in a markedly less pensive mood).
Now, as social ferment in Poland has given way to a mixture of apathy and economic anxiety, the appeal has been issued in a markedly less volatile climate.
At present, the WF-ABBA validation activities and, in general, fire product validation methodologies are at a markedly less advanced stage than the algorithm itself.
In 2014, in Washington, at a markedly less high-profile event, Cruz delivered a similarly provocative speech, which drew a similarly negative reaction, and raised the same kinds of questions about his motivations.
The inhibition of estrone-3-sulfatase activity in these two subcellular fractions showed a biphasic pattern, with a highly sensitive phase seen at 78 nM to 1.25 μm of PCN followed by a markedly less-sensitive phase at > 2.5 μm of PCN.
Turns out Gov. Pat Quinn might not be the only Illinois Democrat who'd prefer to forget a markedly less-than-stellar showing at the State Fair earlier this month.
It was a stance markedly less confident than the one French officials had adopted just a day earlier, when Adm. Édouard Guillaud, chief of staff of the French armed forces, said that Mr. Gbagbo's surrender was likely a "question of hours".
But traffic growth in the past two years has been running at just over 1% a year, markedly less than economic growth, which suggests that high petrol and diesel prices are having a restraining effect on congestion.One point that is also often forgotten is that it is now cheaper to drive a car than it was a generation ago.
When Rawls does deal with the issue of international justice, it is in a manner markedly less reformist than that with which he approaches domestic justice.
