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Free sign upThe phrase "are in a less" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to compare two states or conditions, but it lacks the necessary context or structure to be usable.
Example: "They are in a less favorable position than before."
Alternatives: "are in a worse" or "are in a diminished".
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This time the markets are in a less forgiving mood.
Most chief executives are in a less privileged position.
Now the banks are in a less charitable mood.
Travellers who made arrangements through online travel agents are in a less certain position.
Spain's public finances are in a less bad state, thanks to discipline during its boom.
Iran has even richer reserves of gas than it does of oil, and these fields are in a less parlous state.
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"I felt I couldn't in all conscience be a credible journalist if I didn't think about others who are in a less-fortunate situation than I'm in," said Stanley Holmes, the aerospace writer at The Times.
But if you are in a less-dragooned environment, tax collection halts.
The Telegraph appears to be in a less conciliatory mood.
However, a rotund colleague of his in a flack jacket was in a less forgiving mood.
Consumer goods, for example, are less expensive than they would be in a less open environment.
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