The phrase "adopt less" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the idea of reducing the adoption of certain practices, behaviors, or items.
Example: "In order to promote sustainability, we should adopt less plastic in our daily lives."
Alternatives: "embrace less" or "utilize less".
"Part of the big push to expand homeownership has been to adopt less stringent underwriting criteria," said George W. McCarthy, a housing economist at the Ford Foundation.
Sir David said he thought that the international board would choose to adopt less detailed standards than those of the Financial Accounting Standards Board in the United States.
Many were unconvinced that the Southampton epidemiologists had controlled for things like socioeconomic background; Barker told me that one "not unreasonable concern" was that people born small into poor homes and impoverished environments would adopt less healthy adult life styles.
The complaint further argues that the city could easily adopt less discriminatory measurements, including some combination of tests, teacher recommendations, grades and other nonacademic factors like leadership and community service.
Experts say the suits and new federal rules have helped bring the fees down to a more reasonable level, and have prompted at least some employers to adopt less murky fee arrangements that more clearly separate what they are paying for investments and what it costs to administer the plan.
Other good soldiers, like Latvia and Estonia, have done even worse — and all three nations have, believe it or not, had worse slumps in output and employment than Iceland, which was forced by the sheer scale of its financial crisis to adopt less orthodox policies.
As US police departments increasingly adopt less-than-lethal devices, Terrill said there needs to be a more standardized approach to training officers to use them.
Mr. Miliband said there was growing accord among nations at the meeting on the level of aid required to help poor countries withstand threats resulting from climate change and adopt less-polluting energy technology.
Calpers is appealing the ruling, but its president, William Crist, said he was concerned that other staff members will leave, "forcing us to adopt less-sophisticated programs with the ultimate loss of returns".
Because the TSA is essentially fighting yesterday's war by adopting techniques to thwart methods already attempted by potential terrorists (such as removing shoes at the security checkpoint), the agency needs to adopt less-predictable screening and surveillance methods, Moore said.
Graham adopted less joyous personas.
