Original sentence: A beard without a moustache is considered unattractive in The Netherlands.High-ranking officers may grow full beards, although this is rare.In the Dutch army, petty officers and soldiers may not grow beards, although small moustaches are permissible
Edited sentence: Having a beard without a moustache is often seen as being very ugly in The Netherlands.In the Dutch army lower officers and soldiers aren't permitted to grow beards, but they may have small moustaches.It is, unlike full beards, often compared with kabouters, the Dutch variant of gnomes.The higher officers may have full beards (but no chinstraps'), but most of them haven't got full beards.They wear moustaches or are clean shaven