Sentence examples for would be rather less from inspiring English sources

Naturally, something tells me mocking mass would be rather less frowned upon than mocking the call to prayer.

Foie gras, it is reasonable to assume, would be rather less popular on restaurant menus if denoted more literally as "force-fed bloated goose liver".

That said, the dynamic and positive impact would be rather less certain than the static and negative impact.

And whilst we look toward technology and invention for the next great leaps in making drug use safer for people (commonsense drug regulation would be rather helpful but less easy to market!), recent history suggests that technological advances tend to undermine nature's inherent harm reduction strategies and make the use of most drugs more dangerous and risky.

However, in contrast to the medium to large effects that were significant with the current sample size, these effects would be rather small and consequently less meaningful.

Because I can't help thinking that if there was such a thing as a Waitrose holiday and if I'd booked it, there would have been rather less rolling around in the aisles.

"Most would accept that cohabitating with vermin is rather less than ideal," she says, doing her walking-to-camera thing that shows she means business.

The Sounders would lose again in midweek, though that was rather less of a shock, and if anything a decent road result in the Concacaf Champions League, as they went to Tigres and came away with just a 1-0 deficit.

Had Duplex been deployed within Turing Test conditions, King also makes the point that it's rather less likely it would have taken in so many people — because, well, those slightly jarringly timed ums and ahs would soon have been spotted, uncanny valley style.

It is rather less likely that a merger would create any lasting value.

But the study's conclusions are rather less clear cut than such a retelling would suggest.