The phrase "are less preferred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing options or choices that are not favored as much as others.
Example: "In this survey, options A and B are less preferred compared to option C."
Alternatives: "are not favored as much" or "are not as popular."
Palatable species decline as grazing pressure increases and are replaced by shrubs or other vegetation which are less preferred by livestock and more resistant to grazing (Thurow et al. 1986; Dyksterhuis 1949).
However, this is not expected in hospitals that have a similar group of stakeholders as the Isala Clinics, because these two adjustments are less preferred than shifting a surgery.
RSCU results of Bombycoidea showed that codons exhibit a strong AT-bias in the third codon position, and GC-rich codons are less preferred among the usage of both four- and twofold degenerate codons [ 63] (Additional file 9).
Our results showed that the mating preference of different genotypes forms an invasion threshold: transgenic fish cannot invade and the transgene (either recessive or dominant) cannot introgress into the wild population when transgenic males are less preferred in mating than wild males, when genotypes are otherwise identical.
Two bottle tests of each ethanol concentration versus water indicated that 10%and20%0% ethanol are less preferred than 3% ethanol, and a follow-up direct comparison of 10% vs. 20% showed that 10% was preferred over 20%.
Since minimizer NPIs must be non-specific indefinites, relative clauses in position (b) are less preferred and hence not found in OV in the corpus.
While email was one of the most preferred communication modalities for the entire sample, it was less preferred among older adults who may be targeted for interventions promoting physical activity on account of their lower physical activity levels and presence of chronic health conditions that may benefit from physical activity [ 7].
Fagus grandifolia and Prunus serotina were less preferred.
We present evidence that drained areas had remained relatively wet and were less preferred by sheep.
On the contrary, modules as Glossary and Blog tend to be less preferred.
Solving this problem with a primary variable switching method is less preferred due to the mathematical complexity.
