The phrase "as less appropriate" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically intended to compare the appropriateness of something, but the correct form would be "less appropriate" without "as."
Example: "This option is less appropriate for our needs than the other one."
Alternatives: "not as suitable" or "more inappropriate."
In a recent report, the Department of Veterans Affairs found that black patients "tend to receive less aggressive medical care than whites" at its hospitals and clinics, in part because doctors provide them with less information and see them as "less appropriate candidates" for some types of surgery.
It was also found that frequency of use of positive emotion terms was higher in those consumption contexts that were considered more appropriate, whereas negative emotion terms were more frequently selected when the context was perceived as less appropriate for the product.
In addition, GPs might have considered an exercise test as a less appropriate examination in women than in men and might have ordered as a consequence this investigation less in women.
The terms "gesture" and "cry of pain" patients have been used in the past, but are now seen as even less appropriate.
Our findings suggest that communication mediums with reduced channels (e.g., no audio or visual channels), such as CMC, are less appropriate for complex and unique problem solving tasks.
A potential problem in the interpretation of the lack of design-reactions among boys is that the user characteristics asked for in this study probably were tapping feminine dimensions more, and as such were less appropriate for boys.
Although random effects models with a heterogeneity parameter for only d 1 or d2 can be estimated as well, these were considered less appropriate because these models assume that heterogeneity in treatment effects only develop over time, and is not present at treatment initiation.
The baritone Sherrill Milnes noted that while Mr. Levine is frequently called "Jimmy," even on the luncheon's printed programs, he felt it was less appropriate as Mr. Levine's days as a child prodigy receded into the past.
But that is becoming less appropriate as the roster of giant drug-making companies based in the state dwindles.
As the men get less appropriate, Melucci's recipes get cornier names, from Spaghettini in a White Truffle Oil Peignoir to an unprintable cupcake with chocolate bourbon frosting, ("Because you need a drink").
We conclude that, on balance, the reference models are less appropriate as benchmarks than real firms.
