serious decline

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousanddecline

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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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 ofseriousanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And during the nineteenth century there was also aseriousdeclinein public security, though exactly when and where this became acute is hotly debated.
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Fisheries, for example, are treated as a free good, and consequently world fisheries are inseriousdecline.
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Also in a cost-cutting drive to combat theseriousdeclinein income, the aristocratic retainers were cut from the budget.
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Unfortunately, aseriousdeclinewill be experienced as far as certain products are concerned.
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Since 1947 there has been aseriousdeclineof more than 500,000 acres of tillage, mostly in 1951, which is serious enough in itself.
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The alternative will be ruin for a very large number of small men and aseriousdeclinein home production.
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Caernarvonshire is not typically rural, and theseriousdeclinein the county's population requires some looking into from several points of view.
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They have led and created an appalling andseriousdecline—the worst that this nation has experienced in recorded history.
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Is it not also an indication of theseriousdeclineof the industry over the last few years?
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One fears that the relatively peaceful industrial relations which have been characteristic of this industry over the years will before long suffer aseriousdecline.
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Since then, there has been a furtherseriousdecline.
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Not even a cull of eggs has taken place for over 15 years because of theseriousdeclinein swan numbers.
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In many cases, there was aseriousdeclinein services to some detriment to the communities and those most at risk.
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Private building for sale and rent is inseriousdecline.
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Such a policy applied to this country, with its current oil reserves, can lead only to aseriousdeclinein our manufacturing industries.
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There was aseriousdeclinein the detection rate.
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This could lead to aseriousdeclinein the optical service at present enjoyed by many people in their own areas.
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In place of a further debate on theseriousdeclineof occupational pensions, might they not consider introducing legislation?
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This depression is likely, if continued, to bring about aseriousdeclinein production and consequent ultimate injury to the consumer.
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That is aseriousdeclinein the level of the gold and dollar reserves.
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