Calcium reacts with water but less violently than sodium and potassium do.
钙能与水产生化学反应但不如钠以及钾那么剧烈。
Many of them are going dark, replaced by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs.
很多霓虹灯都变暗了，取而代之的是更实用，但是不那么浪漫的 LED 灯。
They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives.
他们发现，按照时间安排工作的人的效率更高，但幸福感更低，因为他们觉得自己无法掌控自己的生活。
They found that longer residence correlated with more adoption of improved plant varieties but less adoption of chemical herbicides.
他们发现，居住的时间越长，采用的改良植物品种越多，而使用的化学除草剂越少。
It was uncommon to find means of transport that were more efficient than walking but less technologically advanced than motor vehicles.
"很少能找到比步行更有效率但是在技术上不比机动车先进的交通工具。
But less than a month before hand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and push the opening back again to 2013.
但就在不到一个月前，检查人员发现消防安全系统存在重大问题，于是将开放时间再次推迟到2013年。
More and more people agree that expressions such as "LOL" and "hahaha" are making our speech more direct but less interesting and creative.
越来越多的人认为，像“LOL”和“哈哈哈”等表达方式让我们的言语变得更加直接，却少了一些趣味性和创造性。
For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.
为了体验一种不那么使人兴奋但压力较小的购物体验，网上零售商也开始在一月份进行他们自己的促销活动。
But less-attractive men shouldn't lose hope.
但是，魅力稍逊的男人们也不应该丢掉希望。
But less than a decade ago, the credit-swaps market barely existed.
但是在不到十年以前，债务互换市场还未存在。
But less pay means fewer points, just 5 is the lowest category.
但是赚的越少意味着分数越少，5分是最低值。
Would there be more gilded, stripy cushions, but less armed robbery?
这个世界有更多的镀金条纹抱枕，或者更少的武装械劫？
There is some truth to these allegations, but less than the slogans allege.
这些话语有那么一部分真实成份，但是比某些标语口号宣扬的要少些。
A related, but less rigorous, controlled vocabulary is occupational jargon.
相关但不太严格的受控词汇表是职业行话。
It has been bruised in the latest bout of debt woes, but less so than last year.
欧元在最近时期的债务危机中呈现出弱势，但比去年要好很多。
Other changes aim to make formal law suits not just less costly, but less likely.
还有些其他的改变不仅意在降低打官司的成本，还可以减少诉讼。
True, France's economy has been battered, but less so than most of its neighbours'.
虽然法国经济确实受到了打击，但是大多数邻国的经济状况更糟。
An unusual class of objects, ULXs emit more X-rays than stars, but less than quasars.
一类不寻常的对象，超亮度X射线源比恒星释放出更多的X射线，但比类星体的少。
I still struggle now and then about my perceived lack of time, but less than I used to.
现在我仍然偶尔会感到时间不够用，但比起以前频率少多了。
Any period of above six months but less than one year shall be deemed as one year.
六个月以上不满一年的，按一年计算；
I'll say this - I'm paying myself more than my first job, but less than my last job.
我现在能赚的钱比第一份工作多，比最后一份工作少。
At 2.3%, the headline rate is well above the bank's target of close to, but less than, 2%.
达到2.3%的标题利率就超出了银行的预算接近值，但实际上的2%却有些偏低。
This level is higher than normal but less than the level indicating a diagnosis of diabetes.
这一水平高于正常值，但比诊断为糖尿病的水平低。
This was a small shift back towards "quantitative easing" -but less than the bears wanted.
这是重新回到“量化宽松政策”所迈出的一小步。但是这个步子比卖空者所希望的要小。
This leaves the many more mundane but less rectifiable vulnerabilities in American society.
这给美国社会留下了很多更平淡无奇或更难以矫正的脆弱性。
There is more than happenstance at work, but less than the break-up of the Republican coalition.
工作中遇到的偶然事件只是其中一部分问题，而问题的关键更多在于共和党联盟的分崩离析。
In the end, it would be proved that I was right, and Hanna would be punished, but less severely.
最后，将会证明我会是正确的，汉娜会受到惩罚，但并不严厉。
It seems people do a lot more talking about work once these go online but less actual working.
人们一旦上线，对工作似乎是说得更多，做得更少。
More money does not necessarily buy more happiness, but less money is associated with emotional pain.
更多的钱未必能买到更多的幸福，但是更少的钱却会带来痛楚。
When you need to represent a set of values, JSON starts to be not only more readable, but less verbose.
当需要表示一组值时，JSON不但能够提高可读性，而且可以减少复杂性。
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