sharp reduction

collocation in English

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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reduction
noun
uk
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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(Definition ofsharpandreductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both traits showed geographic variation and strong non-linear clines with asharpreductionin size in the tropics.
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There is one more difficulty with achieving asharpreductionin population.
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A review of his publications indicates asharpreductionin those dealing directly with the sciences, for at least a full decade following the war.
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There was asharpreductionin job creation after the abolition of the wages councils.
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Our first objective must be asharpreductionin inflation to bring it down to the level of that of our competitors.
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They produce additional housing entities, but not additional housing accommodation, because of thesharpreductionin the number of bedrooms.
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They are likely to show a greater loss than in the corresponding period last year, because of asharpreductionin the volume of business.
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They are now hearing fruit in markedly higher productivity and asharpreductionin losses.
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There was asharpreductioneven before 1956–57.
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Yet at this time last year we witnessed asharpreductionin housing benefits, which has certainly been felt in my constituency and elsewhere.
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Asharpreductionin interest rates is essential.
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A continued andsharpreductionis expected over the remainder of 1991.
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It has, left the industry with asharpreductionin its work force and sales, with the expectation of more redundancies to come.
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There has also been a growth in single person households, coupled with asharpreductionin the development of new council housing.
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It is quite possible to have, within a short time, a furthersharpreductionin the selling price of our manufactures.
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There is asharpreductionin drilling activity.
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That had as one of its prime purposes asharpreductionin the level of unemployment.
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The first one—and we cannot escape this—is asharpreductionin the number of places for teacher training from the 1971 figure of 115,000.
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There is thus asharpreductionin that case.
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I have, however, indicated quite clearly that there will he asharpreductionin exports next year.
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