progressive deterioration

collocation in English

meaningsofprogressiveanddeterioration

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progressive
adjective
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/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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deterioration
noun[C or U]
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/dɪˌtɪə.ri.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact or process of ...
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(Definition ofprogressiveanddeteriorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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During the next 2 days, the patient demonstratedprogressivedeterioration.
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There is aprogressivedeteriorationin consciousness, and the patient dies.
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But theprogressivedeteriorationof both the industrial and agricultural structure of the sugar economy had changed all that.
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Aside from these sudden deaths, aprogressivedeteriorationof oxygenation during the puerperium can be observed in 65% of cases.
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In other words, there has been aprogressivedeterioration.
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One can see theprogressivedeteriorationof those boys.
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It may well lead to theirprogressivedeterioration.
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There is consequently a liability toprogressivedeterioration.
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Obviously old people feel anxious about the loss of physical and mental functioning and by theprogressivedeteriorationof their living conditions.
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Aside from these sudden deaths, aprogressivedeteriorationof oxygenation during the puerperium can be observed in about two-thirds of cases.
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All the deaths were related toprogressivedeteriorationof lung function and pulmonary hypertension and were in the group which had known preoperative lung problems.
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That is due to theprogressivedeteriorationof the herring industry.
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After the onset of lung disease there is chronic infection, inflammation andprogressivedeterioration.
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We are in the presence of theprogressivedeteriorationof respect for international obligations.
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Hand cleaning is necessary to preserve the highly polished granite cladding fromprogressivedeterioration.
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By carrying forward their own policies, they are getting aprogressivedeterioration.
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Other factors reported to be associated with theprogressivedeteriorationof banana production in this region are reduced levels of crop husbandry and declining soil fertility status.
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There is, of course, the problem of theprogressivedeteriorationof fruit after leaving the pack house.
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It has never been worse, and there has been aprogressivedeteriorationfor the last 18 months.
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I want to call attention to theprogressivedeteriorationof our rural transport system, which is causing increasing alarm.
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In 2002, however, such intentions were effectively abandoned in the face of persistently low sugar prices and theprogressivedeteriorationof the productive capacity of agro-industrial cane and sugar complexes.
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Osteoarthritis is characterized by the slowprogressivedeteriorationof articular cartilage.
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Due toprogressivedeteriorationof muscle, loss of movement occurs, eventually leading to paralysis.
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But itsprogressivedeteriorationobliged the municipal council to think about its restoration.
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The state of abandonment which the palace was subjected to caused itsprogressivedeterioration.
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