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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as less competitive" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly when trying to compare competitiveness, as "less" should not be used with "as" in this context.
Example: "The new policy makes our pricing strategy as less competitive as before."
Alternatives: "not as competitive" or "less competitive than".
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Among colleges identified as "less competitive," the graduation rate for Hispanic students was 33.5 percent, compared with 40.5 percent for whites.
In New York City, a quarter of those teaching in the public schools earned their bachelor's degrees from institutions that "Barron's Rankings of Colleges and Universities" describes as "less competitive or noncompetitive".
Renewable Energy Technologies RETss) are often recognized as less competitive than traditional electric energy conversion systems.
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He said that Ferrari - as well as less-competitive Mercedes - got a greater straight-line speed advantage from using their DRS overtaking aid than McLaren and Red Bull.
Despite the big, metal stage and lighting gantries for the regular concerts held there, it's still possible to conjure an image of 23,000 people roaring on the gladiatorial strife as well as the less competitive spectacle of Christians taking on the big cats.
Relative to their own game behaviour, subjects perceived themselves as being similarly competitive as the human opponent as well as BARTHOC Jr., however the computer partner and the functional robot were regarded as significantly less competitive (self-assessment vs. computer partner and functional robot, respectively, paired samples t-tests: t = 2.27; p<.05; t = 2.67; p<.05).
These effects might include strategic behavior such as choosing less competitive high schools to make it easier to get the admissions guarantee (Cullen et al. 2013) as well as changes in student effort and course-taking behavior.
While gas generated electricity produces fewer emissions than black or brown coal, long-term cheaper gas would serve to make renewable energy supply from sources such as wind less competitive.
"We are concerned that too few drivers are benefitting from these incredibly low oil prices as many less competitive retailers are still selling fuel at far nearer to £1.10 a litre than £1," said Simon Williams, RAC spokesman.
"We are concerned that too few drivers are benefitting from these incredibly low oil prices as many less competitive retailers are still selling fuel at far nearer to £1.10 a litre than £1," Williams said.
Yes, this is a hard ask, but is it any harder than fuming silently about the competitive colleagues hanging around the watercooler sneering at what they perceive as their less competitive co-workers?
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