All this makes for a less-efficient business than before.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Gill talks up Manchester United's business model] Reference

ArcelorMittal is weeding out its less-efficient operations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steel Prices Under Pressure] Reference

Sadly, the money is largely going from more - to less-efficient economies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil's High Price Would Hurt Less] Reference

The new system is burdensome, unaffordable and less-efficient than the old one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Olivia Sterns: Egypt's Green Live in Garbage] Reference

That is why Tesco has been able to consistently outbid its less-efficient rivals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investing in Gold Can Cost Less] Reference

Morgan Stanley Investment Management's strategy emphasizes less-efficient market segments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Morgan Stanley Raises $1.1 Billion for Fund] Reference

I got four Wal-Mart book shelves that fit up along wall where less-efficient shelves had sat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speaking of Paperbacks Falling Apart...] Reference

IBM will use the new machine to target customers with less-efficient HP, Sun and Dell servers.    From Wordnik.com.  [IBM Unleashes Worlds Fastest Chip | Impact Lab] Reference

It helps the economy in a less-efficient manner than reinvesting their wealth in their companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » 400 Families Earned an Average of $345 Million Each in 2007] Reference

Thin-film panels are a cheaper but less-efficient alternative to traditional crystalline-silicon panels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Applied Materials CEO Sees Deals Ahead For Chip-Equipment Sector] Reference

While some wooden gears and less-efficient types of waterwheels (Tabout or Zawafa) are still to be found.    From Wordnik.com.  [7. Profiles] Reference

Indeed it is almost always less expensive -- even in the long run -- to keep your older, less-efficient car.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Owner Worries] Reference

One by one, the less-efficient firms will be seized by merciless CEOs, says Brookings economist Robert Litan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Megabucks Marts Arrive] Reference

TOOMEY: We would be poorer as a society if we were allocating resources to a less-efficient source of energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2008] Reference

But since 1999, older, less-efficient plants have remained profitable, discouraging investment in new plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference

The mercury in a CFL is eclipsed by the power plant mercury emissions required to power less-efficient incandescents.    From Wordnik.com.  [CFL faux pas from an ecological intelligence expert | The Greenwash Brigade | Marketplace from American Public Media] Reference

Many stores could switch from less-efficient, open-front beer chillers to more-efficient models enclosed by clear doors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Six Products, Six Carbon Footprints] Reference

Apparently he's never heard of Ethanol....or how it's raising our food prices in order to provide less-efficient gasoline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Live-blog the YouTube debate with me.] Reference

That system would impose surcharges on buyers of less-efficient vehicles and give rebates to buyers of more-efficient ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handicapping the Environmental Gold Rush] Reference

And the administration has backed off less-efficient proposals, such as extending Obama's signature Making Work Pay tax cut.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stabilizing U.S. debt is the greater of two G-20 challenges] Reference

As I have slowly grown accustomed to the less-efficient, more enjoyable ways of French living, I am growing to love this country!.    From Wordnik.com.  [joyeux - French Word-A-Day] Reference

Manufacturers have estimated that Energy Star products will not cost consumers any more than comparable, less-efficient computers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vp Joins Industry Leaders To Unveil New Computers] Reference

Wal-Mart has double that amount, and its pricing strategies have driven less-efficient competitors out of business in recent years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wal-Mart Cuts Toy Prices] Reference

Nevertheless, Senator Dole said that this ever less-efficient opium economy has "profound" implications for U.S. military personnel.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, advocates expanding the Drug War in Afghanistan and Iraq] Reference

One way to keep your cooling costs down this summer is to replace older, less-efficient air conditioners with higher-efficiency ones.    From Wordnik.com.  [The costs of keeping cool this summer] Reference

In With the New Replacing older, less-efficient IT hardware can cost a lot up front, but can also deliver big savings fairly quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Solutions] Reference

The longer and harder the public is forced to obtain their media from less-efficient sources, the more incentive there is for piracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bits Debate: Is Copy Protection Needed or Futile? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

The theory is that older cars have less-efficient engines.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

For less-efficient thin-film panels, the cost is about half that number.    From Wordnik.com.  [MoneyWeek RSS - All] Reference

Toyota and Honda don't outsell the Big Three with less-efficient vehicles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference

But Bloomsbury reckons the necessary shutdowns of older, less-efficient mines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

Dairy farms culled herds to get rid of less-efficient cows and thereby reduce feed costs, he added.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal] Reference

These new transmissions include greater use of 6-speeds to replace less-efficient 4 - and 5-speed gearboxes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Automotive Headlines] Reference

As a result, FP&L had to operate less-efficient and costlier gas-fired generating plants, and purchase power at a higher cost.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal] Reference