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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are less proficient at" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone's lower level of skill or ability in a particular area compared to others.
Example: "Many students are less proficient at mathematics than they are at reading."
Alternatives: "have lower proficiency in" or "are not as skilled in".
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They are no less talented than West Ham but are less proficient at the mechanics of securing a result.
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Moreover, these capacities appear to trade off: if you're adept at focusing on details located in the center of the visual field, which is key to reading, you're likely to be less proficient at recognizing features and patterns in the broad regions of the periphery.
Patients attending such practices may see a general practitioner with excellent interpersonal skills or, alternatively, may see a doctor who is less proficient at communicating with patients.
The test showed that American students are less proficient in history than in any other subject over all.
It is important to accurately measure FMS competency in adolescent populations, particularly in girls, who are less proficient than boys.
If young breeders are less proficient foragers than experienced ones, the age difference may be expressed in several ways.
Again, an observational study would be of benefit for those who are less proficient in English.
Similarly, AMPKα ssp2.Δ cells shifted from ammonium chloride to proline were less proficient than wild-type cultures at advancing the timing of mitotic onset and reducing cell size.
In contrast, over-expression of Rad60-SLD2Δ rescues the temperature sensitivity of rad60-1, but is less proficient than full length Rad60 in restoring resistance to HU and MMS, particularly at high doses.
Lamija, his deputy, is less proficient.
They can learn to become very proficient, but they are going to be less proficient than someone who learns it as their first language.
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