Below you will find example sentences with "less emphasis". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Less Emphasis in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: emphasis
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.8 words

Words in this phrase

less emphasis

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • less can mean: comparative degree of little Common word
  • emphasis can mean: Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

to place less emphasis on the 2× and put less emphasis on group 1× definition put less emphasis on battles 1× fun with less emphasis on rehearsing 1× generally put less emphasis on liturgical 1× last years less emphasis was placed 1× less emphasis was placed 1× others canvassed less emphasis on university 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

aristotle emphasized enthymematic 1× b h liddell 1× christians everywhere need 1× harvard university press 1× if tests place 1× in 2019 mr 1×

Common sentence endings:

alongside the mitochondria 1× and human behavior 1× challenging questions themselves 1× emphasis on china 1× emphasis on it 1× emphasis on partnerships 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

placed 7× put 3× process 3× major 2× tactics 2× basis 2× human 2× day 2× likely 2× university 2× mitochondria 2× evolutionary 2×

Related phrases

less attractive less expensive less frequent less money less likely slightly less spend less becomes less less stable strong emphasis

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around emphasis:

strong emphasis 8× emphasis placed 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

less efficient less dependent less attractive leopard tanks leisure centre legitimate business

Just after it in the phrase index:

less expensive less frequent less likely less money less stable less successful

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

less attractive less expensive less frequent less money less likely less stable

Same ending:

strong emphasis

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "less emphasis" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as to place less emphasis on the, and put less emphasis on group, placed, put and process stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with less attractive, less expensive, less frequent, strong emphasis and emphasis placed, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with less emphasis

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Others canvassed less emphasis on university education. (7 words)

The Noise, on the other hand, is about pure fun, with less emphasis on rehearsing. (15 words)

Nevertheless, as countries successively mandated seat belt restraints, there was less emphasis placed on other designs for several decades. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Previous research has predominantly concentrated on the mitochondria, while comparatively less emphasis has been placed on the influence of cell nuclei, which have undergone a long-term co-evolutionary process alongside the mitochondria. (33 words)

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Ma. p. x. Secondly, there was behavioral ecology which placed less emphasis on social behavior by focusing on the ecological and evolutionary basis of both animal and human behavior. (33 words)

Christians everywhere need to place less emphasis on “charismatic personalities” and “popularity contests” and focus more on humility and unity, agreed the three influential leaders, who’ve often challenged the status quo. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Urban aid requires major changes in how international groups operate: there will be less emphasis on direct delivery and more emphasis on partnerships.

Less emphasis was placed on the Army with its conventional tactics, and more emphasis was placed on the Revolutionary Guard with its unconventional tactics.

The Summary for Policymakers reflects less emphasis on communicating the basis for uncertainty and a stronger emphasis on areas of major concern associated with human-induced climate change.

If tests place less emphasis on speed, students may be more motivated to deliberate on an issue, reflect on a problem, or pose challenging questions themselves.

Many Protestants, who generally put less emphasis on liturgical culture, still maintain the priority of Christmas Day — likely because they have not abandoned the weekly Lord’s Day for the weekend.

Others canvassed less emphasis on university education.

Previous research has predominantly concentrated on the mitochondria, while comparatively less emphasis has been placed on the influence of cell nuclei, which have undergone a long-term co-evolutionary process alongside the mitochondria.

Republican voters and elites are more likely to say that they are concerned with individual merit and put less emphasis on group representatives.

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Christians everywhere need to place less emphasis on “charismatic personalities” and “popularity contests” and focus more on humility and unity, agreed the three influential leaders, who’ve often challenged the status quo.

For some time, much of the corporate world globally seemed focused mainly on satisfying the expectations of shareholders, while other important stakeholders were given less emphasis.

In 2019, Mr. Solih’s party gained a majority in Parliament and started the process of rebalancing its diplomatic relationships with less emphasis on China.

The Noise, on the other hand, is about pure fun, with less emphasis on rehearsing.

Within the last years, less emphasis was placed on agriculture despite this sector contributing much in the past to the economy and employing large numbers of Guyanese.

Aristotle emphasized enthymematic reasoning as central to the process of rhetorical invention, though later rhetorical theorists placed much less emphasis on it.

B. H. Liddell Hart 's definition put less emphasis on battles, defining strategy as "the art of distributing and applying military means to fulfill the ends of policy".

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Ma. p. x. Secondly, there was behavioral ecology which placed less emphasis on social behavior by focusing on the ecological and evolutionary basis of both animal and human behavior.

Networks also make it more difficult to dismantle a criminal operation, given that there is less emphasis on rigid, central leadership.

Nevertheless, as countries successively mandated seat belt restraints, there was less emphasis placed on other designs for several decades.

Over the course of the 20th century some common law systems began to place less emphasis on the historical or institutional origin of substantive legal rules.

Over the years, some state Green parties have come to place less emphasis on the principle of self-imposed limits than they did in the past.

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