gradual decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgradualanddecline
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gradual
adjective
uk/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/us/ˈɡrædʒ.u.əl/
happening or changing slowly over a long period of time ...
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decline
noun[S or U]
uk/dɪˈklaɪn/us/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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(Definition ofgradualanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The improvement in working people's incomes was matched by agradualdeclinein the degree of impoverishment amongst the retired population.
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Overall teen drug use continuesgradualdecline; but use of inhalants rises.
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As both private and public capital increase, the economy's productive capacity also increases over time, thereby leading to agradualdeclinein this ratio.
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Thisgradualdeclinefor internalizing girls is consistent with their diurnal patterns that also set them apart from other groups.
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Agradualdeclinein seedling vigour was recorded with an increase in the storage duration.
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From their peak in 1925, exports experienced agradualdeclineculminating in the crash of 1929.
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It is however possible to speculate that, due to the oftengradualdeclinein abilities, some do not always fully appreciate their limitations.
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On the other hand, d is high at low prevalences followed by agradualdeclineat higher prevalences.
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They found agradualdeclineof the level of proficiency from ages 6 - 7 to 16 - 17; proficiency leveled off past that age.
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An abrupt end could also produce a record of apparentgradualdecline.
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There was agradualdeclinein the psychometric scores for subjects remaining in the study over the course of the cumulative 20-month follow-up period.
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The continuinggradualdecline, rather than steep decline or loss of relationship, cannot be accounted for here without further substantiation of individual participant emphasis on productive fluency.
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The eighteenth century saw thegradualdeclineof music from its earlier 'elite' status to one that combined academic and practical aspects.
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There are no compelling reasons to abandon the broad picture of institutional revival and vitality until the late nineteenth century, followed by slowdown in growth, and then perceptible,gradualdecline.
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Thegradualdeclinein the incidence of syphilis and gonorrhoea during the inter-war period provided an excuse for the subject to be avoided as far as possible.
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If inflation continues, everyone suffers, but we must achieve agradualdecline.
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We are in a position ofgradualdecline.
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They are the result of 20 years ofgradualdecline.
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