The phrase "a somewhat lower rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a rate that is slightly reduced compared to another rate or standard.
Example: "The new pricing plan offers a somewhat lower rate for long-term subscribers, making it more affordable."
Alternatives: "a slightly reduced rate" or "a marginally lower rate".
The killings appear to have continued, though possibly at a somewhat lower rate.
Magazine publishers succeeded in lobbying for a somewhat lower rate increase than first proposed for periodicals, a category that includes most consumer magazines.
In the civilian population, guns are also the most common method of suicide among young males, though at a somewhat lower rate.
He accepted a somewhat higher rate of fish slipping off the hook for a somewhat lower rate of difficult-to-remove hooks and injury to the fish he loved to catch.
Similar 10-year progression-free survivals after 131I-tositumomab in relapse have been reported by another group, though at a somewhat lower rate [3].
Cells expressing each mutant accumulated MAs III), although at a somewhat lower rate than wild type.
The somewhat lower rate reported here is in line with findings from two other recent Italian studies: 8.7 % among 2347 patients in Modena [ 27] and 4.8 % among 2112 patients in Trentino [ 28].
Our somewhat lower rate of concomitant diagnosis does raise the possibility that coexistent EoE and CD might have been under-diagnosed in our study population, especially given the high incidence of autoimmune gastrointestinal illnesses in general within our population.
The coniferyl branch operated at a somewhat lower flux rate, with uptake rates of ferulate, vanillate and vanillyl alcohol lower than 2 mmol g CDW −1 h−1.
It may be that for some studies colors with a very high positive or negative rating may be more appropriate whereas in other investigations a broader range of somewhat lower rated colors may be a better option.
