The phrase "and the rather weak" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is perceived as lacking strength or effectiveness, often in a comparative context.
Example: "The team's performance was disappointing, and the rather weak defense allowed the opposing team to score easily."
Alternatives: "and the somewhat feeble" or "and the rather ineffective".
The former relationship may reflect the overall long-term local competition environment at the site, while this and the (rather weak) elevation effect may be related to more favorable regeneration and growth conditions at lower compared with and high drier locations in the local topography (Fig. 3).
This story has put two conceptions of consent into stark contrast -- the informed consent required for much academic research on humans and the rather weak consent that is implied if a site has disclosed how it collects and uses data in a way that nobody reads or understands.
The connection from L6e to L4i adds to the sharpening of the L4 response and the rather weak i-specific connection from L2/3 to L6 plays a role in preventing a stronger ramp-up of excitatory activity in L6.
However, given the tremendous increase in ABA-responsive gene expression in Xoo-infected rice leaves (up to 2,000-fold 2,000-fold, 2013) and the rather weak effect of DSF on ABA signaling (less than 20% reduction relative to controls), one may question the biological significance of negative DSF-ABA interactions in determining the outcome of rice- Xuo intetaltions.
I doubt this one is quite as fragile, but the way it rotates and the rather weak-feeling seal it makes aren't heartening.
2) A possibly related flaw is the rather weak connection between the experiments and theoretical model.
The rather weak skull of adults is composed of various paired and unpaired bones.
The rather weak air flow of a single fan motivates to use multiple fans.
This might also explain the rather weak effect of this substance in the model used.
Raising the calcination temperature from 900 to 1000 °C simultaneously eliminates the strong SO4 2− and the already rather weak hydroxyl absorptions, suggesting that the sudden weight loss observed on the TG curve from ~1005 to 1135 °C is dominantly resulted from desulfuration.
In colour, the stem whitish or greyish, paler at the top, and is rather weak and easily broken.
