The phrase "a smaller extent of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduced degree or amount of something in comparison to another.
Example: "The new policy will have a smaller extent of impact on the budget than initially anticipated."
Alternatives: "a lesser degree of" or "a reduced amount of".
The same is true, to a smaller extent, of dog racing.
Generally parental support mainly consisted of emotional support, and to a smaller extent of instrumental support.
It should be noted that upon heating, some part of poly rC) and, in a smaller extent, of poly rI) bases can unstack from the surface.
At the end of the experiments, SE led to a smaller extent of lipolysis (DHlip_SE = 51% < DHlip_LE = 81%) but a greater extent of proteolysis (DHprot_SE = 80% > DHprot_LE = 52%) because of the higher sensitivity to digestion of denatured whey proteins.
When incubated at 4 °C, in comparison with the initial diameter at day 0, the diameter of the nanoliposomes increased by 14.8% on day 5 and varied thereafter in a smaller extent of change in the diameter.
At cathodic polarisation in H2SO4, XPS shows formation of indium metal and Inx SO4 y compounds, whereas in HCl a stable interfacial film consisting of indium monochloride to a smaller extent of indium oxides is formed.
Most global agricultural scenarios assume that growth in agricultural production will depend mostly on increases of yields and only to a smaller extent on a growth of cropland areas [63,64].
This paper illustrates a small extent of co-evolution of IPR regime and technological capability of Thai automotive firms.
During storage in air, the ppHMDSO film underwent minor chemical changes such as incorporation of additional siloxane cross-links and a small extent of loss of methyl groups.
A low conductivity (or high resistivity) can correspond to a 'cooling' fluid and/or a small fluid fraction, possibly meaning a small extent of melting and accumulation.
This optimum temperature of degradation is characteristic mostly of the initiator and only to a small extent of the degrading polymer system.
