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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'the less is' is not correct in written English.
If you are attempting to express the idea that something has diminished, you should use the phrase 'the less there is.' For example, "The less there is of that food, the more valuable it becomes."
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Even now, the less is said, the better.
She proposed the "less is more" approach, which has since become prevailing wisdom.
Taking his cues from the great old surviving trees, he practiced the "less is more" principle.
The "less is more" theme does not apply to the window sticker.
Presumably, therefore, the more one division gets, the less is available for other divisions.
They know the more they take out, the less is left.
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Shurman subscribes to the less-is-more philosophy.
He has called the less-is-more process "Dunk It".
"It's the less-is-more sort of thing," Ms. Collins said, "combined with self-reliance".
Wendy Whelan and Philip Neal are expert proponents of the less-is-more school of dancing.
Resisting the temptation to crowd the space, they have wisely followed the less-is-more dictum.
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