progressive loss

collocation in English

meaningsofprogressiveandloss

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progressive
adjective
uk
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us
/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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loss
noun
uk
/lɒs/us
/lɑːs/
the fact that you no longer have something or have less ...
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(Definition ofprogressiveandlossfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These functional changes lead to aprogressivelossof the organism's ability to withstand both internal and environmental stresses, causing the failure of cellular homeostasis.
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The words, presented without pause in a monotonous tone, describe theprogressivelossof bodily sensation in an unknown black space.
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Aprogressivelossin both germination and seedling vigour over time was noted.
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Heterozygotes have an early\\mid-onset phenotype characterized byprogressivelossof motor function in the hind limbs, with vacuolation of the lower motor neurons.
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In addition, life under those conditions would result in frustration not fulfilment of one's second nature and would result in aprogressivelossof being.
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Since diabetes leads to aprogressivelossof visual function, it is conceivable that some retinal neurons are likely to be involved in pathological changes.
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The temporal increase occurred independent of treatment and was thought to reflect theprogressivelossof insulin secretion.
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In many neurodegenerative diseases, theprogressivelossof neurons is associated with the accumulation of protein aggregates in the cytoplasm or nucleus of surviving neurons.
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In addition, life under those conditions would result in frustration, not fulfilment, of one's second nature and would result in aprogressivelossof being.
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Indeed, glia progressively more activated in response to repeated opioids, contributing to theprogressivelossof analgesic efficacy (opioid tolerance) dependence on ongoing opioid availability without which withdrawal occurs.
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Nevertheless, even with current surgical techniques "in the modern era", aprogressivelossof stable sinus rhythm occurs with time, and the appearance of supraventricular arrhythmias appears inevitable.
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Stems, therefore, show signs of cortical and epidermal expansion and aprogressivelossof their outermost tissues.
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Possibly the most serious threat to horticulture in the longer term is theprogressiveloss, and lack of replacement, of plant protection products.
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Even more serious than that is the fact that the continuing redundancies mean theprogressivelossof skilled men.
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That factor, so far not mentioned or recognised, is aprogressivelossof confidence in the value of money.
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The distant water men have sufferd aprogressivelossof fishing grounds, and the onus is on them to discover and develop new grounds.
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The "progressivelossof mitigation"principle sits very uneasily with a"just deserts" sentencing framework.
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Unlike scarlet fever, diphtheria has not shown aprogressivelossof virulence, but against it we have the aid of anti-toxin and immunisation.
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In our present position, with theprogressivelossof markets, we should be thinking of undervaluing the exchange rate.
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