Creepiness, they hypothesize, is related less to the suggestion of harm than to the presence of ambiguity: the question of "whether there is something to fear... and/or the ambiguity of the precise nature of the threat (e.g., sexual, physical violence, contamination, etc) that might be present".
Their difficulties are related less to limitations of technology or creativity, and more to organisational agility or, rather, to the lack of it.
Mr. Phillips said the drop in the stock price was related less to the company's fundamentals than to factors like the volatility of the euro, reports of slowing in capital spending and concerns about the near-term future of the business-to-business market.
Yet, such special characteristics are related less to cultural traits than to the immigrants' structural and legal position in society.
According to the concept of adipose tissue expandability, the vascular complications of obesity are related less to the amount of stored fat than to the low-grade inflammation that excess fat storage may elicit.
The inefficiencies associated with differing sites of care may be related less to the sites than to the staffing patterns and different cultures at the various locations.
Prior literature suggests that sleep apnea in HIV may be related less to traditional anthropomorphic risks seen in the general population [ 31] and may be explained by upper airway abnormalities related to adenoid or tonsilar hypertrophy [ 32].
Obstacles to treatment adherence, are common across countries, and seem to be related less to issues of the health-care system and more to patient's knowledge about diabetes, beliefs and attitudes and the relationship with health-care professionals [ 14].
Similarly, in one study in the U.K, it was found that many diabetic patients received poor quality care, although this appeared to be related less to language difficulties than to professional attitudes and methods of working [ 38].
When asked to highlight strengths of their profession, most participants emphasised that the effectiveness of naturopathic care was related less to the use of specific products and more to the underlying principles and guiding philosophy of naturopathic practice.
However, few studies have directly investigated the cognitive domain in relation to alexithymia to examine whether alexithymic trait is related to less efficient voluntary control.
