"rather than longer" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when comparing two possible choices, as in "She chose to take the shorter route, rather than the longer one."
"Sometimes I wonder if we shouldn't have built the wall higher rather than longer".
But, Mr. Friedman added, "I think they'll figure it out shorter rather than longer".
Partnership with patients needs to be the easy choice, which means making consultations smarter rather than longer.
Labour's commitment to employing 1,000 more border staff is designed to ensure faster removals rather than longer detention.
"Most magazines are running shorter pieces, rather than longer ones," Mr. Black said, "so you need a good proposal to develop the blueprint for a book.
This is partly a consequence of the decision to cover the ground with so many short essays, rather than longer, more reflective chapters.
It's the shorter-term pressures rather than longer-term financial risks that motivate business leaders, the survey suggests.
To minimize diffraction effects, optical microscopes are sometimes designed to use ultraviolet light rather than longer-wavelength visible light.
In 2012 a government commission found that short-termism among investors encourages bosses to prioritise quarterly earnings rather than longer-term plans such as research and development.
The ISC says the fact that the 45-minute claim referred to battlefield weapons, rather than longer-range missiles, should have been highlighted.
The agency is focusing on pathogens that cause immediate illness rather than longer-term threats like arsenic in rice, on which all assessment work has stopped.
