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Discover LudwigThe phrase "less than double" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to compare two quantities or values, with one being significantly smaller than the other but still not reaching the doubled amount. Example: "The company's profits this quarter were less than double what they were last year."
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None had less than double the normal rate.
Making twice the profit for less than double the initial outlay is a no-brainer.
Second, though tax brackets are increased for couples, they are still less than double those for single people.
She worried that she would not be able to find a new home for less than double the rent she had been paying.
The Tories raised more still, bringing in £2.2m, though this was less than double what they raised in the first week.
The Republicans lost every region of the country by double digits except the South, which they won by less than double digits (9 points).
However, when averaged over the entire landscape for 2 Ma, increases in glacial erosion are typically less than double that of the preglacial landscape.
Unfortunately, finding the optimal length is NP-complete in general, we propose an algorithm that seeks an approximation solution less than double of the optimal upper bound.
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The price is usually less-than double-digit returns.
"If Gingrich loses by less than double-digits, Romney will be disappointed".
He said the process is "nothing less than double-counting," since the E.P.A. already controls pollutants such as soot and nitrogen oxide in other regulations.
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