"less prescriptive approach" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that an approach has fewer rules or restrictions than another approach. For example, "The new policy offers a less prescriptive approach, allowing for more flexibility."
A less prescriptive approach is likely to increase diversity, and signals parity of esteem for qualifications other than A-levels and degrees.
But the main Mancunian revelation was the less prescriptive approach these parts took to the figured bass, enabling the violas to become pleasingly present in the resulting transparency of texture.
Or have workplace dress codes gone the way of 80s power suits and 90s dress-down Fridays; quietly phased out in favour of a less prescriptive approach to workplace style?
The white manager ran a strict regime with an "abrasive style" which included "racial favouritism", whereas her predecessor took a less prescriptive approach, insisting only that "the job was done".
The ANPR is another indication that financial sector regulators are increasingly willing to consider much more detailed regulation of cybersecurity practices, rather than the less prescriptive approach that has prevailed until now.
Today one of the mothers, Vicky Unwin, in an article in the Observer to mark a year since the death of her daughter, Louise, after an overdose of the controlled tranquilliser ketamine, says she was horrified to discover how plans to embed drug and alcohol education in the national curriculum had been abandoned in favour of a less prescriptive approach that means many schools now do almost none.
Not so long ago, we used to be a lot more comfortable with the inherent dynamism of language, adopting a far-less prescriptive approach to its usage.
The second was to use the limited authority the court said it had to adopt less prescriptive Net neutrality rules, an approach that Wheeler has said he prefers.
The changes and requirements are less prescriptive compared to the SUPAC IR/MR approach, although they require a detailed and documented understanding of the formulation and process with a focus on continuous learning and improvement.
This prescriptive approach to English did not win favor everywhere.
Less prescriptive than the Letwin/Grieve amendment that follows (A), this notes support for various Brexit plans, and calls on the government "to provide sufficient parliamentary time this week for this house to find a majority for a different approach".
