long-term decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-termanddecline
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long-term
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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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 oflong-termanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The onset of thelong-termdeclinein mortality also varied according to the age of the child.
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But there has also been along-termdeclinein the area under tank irrigation in absolute terms.
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But several considerations suggest that there was along-termdecline.
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However, it is also argued that educational campaigns alone are likely to exert only limited influence against a background of along-termdeclinein economic activity rates among older workers.
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That outcome is the result of state regulation: measures to improve drug quality and product safety have produced along-termdeclinein the proportion of pharmaceuticals sold over the counter.
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However, due to thelong-termdeclinein world tea prices coupled with rising costs of production, companies are seeking to optimize their use of irrigation water.
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There has undoubtedly been along-termdeclinein beef sales.
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The coalfields have to be understood in the context of permanent, steeplong-termdecline.
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The whole of my constituency was immediately designated in the area because of the history and thelong-termdecline.
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For other reasons too, there could also be a reversal of the downward inflation trend accompanied by a continuinglong-termdeclinein industry.
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Clearly,long-termdeclinecannot necessarily be reversed overnight.
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The programme is having a significant impact on turning around thelong-termdeclinein labour market activity by older workers, especially older men.
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Some people believe that newspapers are inlong-termdeclineand that the future lies much more in broadcasting and the development of multimedia companies.
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We believe that, without commercial freedom, there is a risk oflong-termdecline.
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There has been along-termdeclinein farming.
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Those are areas oflong-termdeclineand, for the communities, failure.
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There has been along-termdeclinesince the 1960s in both the coverage and number of occupational schemes.
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The growth of car ownership is mirrored by along-termdeclinein the number of people travelling on buses.
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This is due to thelong-termdeclinein manufacturing and extractive industries, the start of which pre-dated the present recession.
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The long-term problems that we have to face arise from the fact that our economy is in along-termdecline.
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