Examples of 'less selective' in a sentence

Meaning of "less selective"

When something is 'less selective,' it means that it is not as strict or discerning in choosing from a variety of options or candidates

How to use "less selective" in a sentence

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Could have forced him to be less selective.
Less selective institutions are close substitutes for MOOCs.
And the student himself is no less selective.
They also become less selective of their partners.
It can kill more efficiently and is less selective.
Sodium channels are known to be less selective in comparison to potassium channels.
This will probably make the race less selective.
House wrens apparently were less selective when suitable prey were abundant.
The nice conditions will make the race less selective.
Different antibodies are more or less selective for different parts of the brain.
Some proteases are specific for a particular peptide sequence while others are less selective.
But it was less selective.
These latter examples are generally more phytotoxic than the equivalent salts and hence less selective.
They should be less selective.
Deer are apparently less selective during seasons of lower dietary fiber and higher forage abundance.

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Consumers and customers are less selective.
This allows them to be less selective as to who they will be friendly with.
The variety ensures better ingestion and less selective pecking.
African honey bees are less selective when considering a potential nesting site than are European bees.
The use of silane may result in a less selective epitaxy.
Thus, zebras are less selective in foraging, but they do spend much time eating.
The situation is especially acute among less selective institutions.
A similar reduction though less selective is seen in the semi-volatiles as shown in Table 2.
Depressed insurance markets have made the insurance industry less selective of those whom they insure.
In general, OVPD is less selective than OVJD and is better at filling voids.
However, the calm conditions will make the race less selective.
These precious creatures are less selective and value true mannish features.
In the presence of NMI, the silylation is less selective.
Multivalent bacterial vaccines are less selective but cover a broader range of action.
Less selective nucleoside analogues are used as chemotherapy agents to treat cancer, e.g. gemcitabine.
Aid granted horizontally to all sectors is less selective than the other kinds of aid.
Older, less selective adrenergic agonists, such as inhaled epinephrine, have similar efficacy to SABAs.
This has the advantage of providing less selective pressure for new resistant strains to emerge.
PMLS first - and second-order profiles are similar, but second-order tunings are less selective.
I wish the Council would be less selective in its attitude to such questions.
The latest NSAIDs are predominantly selective COX-2 inhibitors, while the older ones are less selective A.
ADHD is a less selective.
It was less selective than the reference catalyst D, its selectivity being multiplied by a factor of 0.88.
However, certain compounds are less selective than others in this series.
However, certain of the formula I compounds are less selective than others.
This contrasts with the less selective model used by the Prince 's Trust in the UK.
It too is a vegetarian, but is very much less selective about what it eats.
RuO4 treatment is less selective than OsO4 treatment.
Truly, Madam, in such a report we would have liked a less selective and more coherent approach.
If this is the case, you may be less selective about extra comforts and luxuries.
However, a small number of layers yields a less selective filter than a large number of layers.

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