Sentence examples for but rather lower from inspiring English sources

In this connection the indicator has to possess a positive growth but rather lower in comparison with the indicators given above.

The additives do not entirely prevent wax crystal growth, but rather lower the temperature at which a rigid structure is formed [3].

The exception is the Islands (Sicily and Sardinia), which has values similar to Central Italy as for the percentage of pacts implemented, but rather lower with regard to gross wealth per capita (GDP-PPS).

In fact, from the seismic point of view, full occupancy is not the most critical condition, but rather lower occupancy, which could cause eccentricities ranging up to 10% or 15% of the larger floor plan dimension; this could lead to damage propagation in some of the columns.

Many patients do not have pain but rather lower limb paraesthesia or numbness.

However ISO12 did not show enhanced furaldehyde reductase activities, but rather lower in vitro NADPH-specific HMF and furfural reductase activities (and unchanged NADH-dependent furfural activities) at both 30°C and 39°C.

This estimate is based on assuming a 15% increase in per-barrel emissions, which is the upper limit given by the expert that Romm cites; I'm setting aside the fact that we're actually talking about less than 900,000 barrels, since part of what would be carried isn't bitumen, but rather lower-carbon diluent.

At that point, the thinking goes, they wouldn't technically be agreeing to a tax increase on the top two per cent of earners — Obama's offer — but rather lowering them for the rest.

In addition, nursing home admission is not known to improve or stabilize ADL functioning, but rather lowers ADL functioning during the first period after admission [ 60].

Another interesting observation made by Demicheli et al [ 41*] is that CMF does not shift the bimodal hazard function to the right (thus just postponing relapse), but rather lowers the peaks.

Summer temperatures near sea level may average up to 76 °F (24 °C) but are rather lower at exposed higher elevations.