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The phrase "are rather smaller" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the size of two or more objects or entities, indicating that they are smaller than something else.
Example: "The new models are rather smaller than the previous versions, making them easier to handle."
Alternatives: "are quite smaller" or "are significantly smaller".
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In roots, the up-regulated genes, though they are rather smaller in number as compared to panicles and leaves (101 genes, Table 4), are mostly over-dominant.
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CONS: Two of the bedrooms are rather small.
Unfortunately, the chances of being able to see such a transit are rather small.
And though the holes are rather small, they don't like them at all.
CONS: The bedrooms are rather small, and the baths could use a renovation.
When one looks at the total audience for ideologically driven sites, those numbers are rather small.
All of the rates are rather small.
However, the effect sizes are rather small.
However, the differences are rather small.
The other interrelations are rather small or non-existent.
Those for GDP per capita at origin are rather small.
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