Sentence examples for less by from inspiring English sources

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The phrase 'less by' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an amount that has decreased in comparison to a previous quantity. For example, "The number of people attending the concert decreased by 10%, or less by 40 people."

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Or less, by others.

The New York Times

You don't love me less by living more.

The New Yorker

And it came about more or less by accident.

The New York Times

Word spacing returned, Saenger theorizes, more or less by accident.

The New York Times - Magazine

Protein, too, is damaged less by microwave cooking.

The New York Times

The danger from terrorism is not made less by separation.

The Guardian - Opinion

"It came together more or less by accident.

The Guardian

His election in 1983 happened more or less by accident.

The Guardian

Absenteeism from individual classes varies considerably by time of day but less by class subject matter.

Stanford University

The value of many jobs is driven less by their intrinsic worth than by market demand.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Urea fertilizer use was reduced by 12.5% and pesticide use was less by 55%.

Cornell University

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