severe decline

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereanddecline

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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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 ofsevereanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For pulp, the differences were significant in the periods ofseveredeclinein fruiting or of increasing fruiting.
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However, paca alone maintained a high percentage of exocarp and acouchy, pulp, during the period ofseveredeclinein fruiting.
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Nonetheless, much of the growth in wages continued to reflect a recovery from theseveredeclinesuffered under the military regime.
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In the first place, the drop in exports in 1914 and 1915 was basically due to aseveredeclinein the value of mining exports.
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There has been aseveredeclinein visits to museums, theatres and concerts, and school orchestras in some areas no longer exist.
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Again, some schools have suffered aseveredeclinein numbers.
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The context in which we took our decisions is that the indigenous industry is inseveredecline.
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There are a number of factors which have contributed to thisseveredeclinein the private rented sector.
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If that process continues, we shall face aseveredeclinein the nation's equestrian prowess.
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It realises that aseveredeclinehas taken place and that it has not been properly discovered and charted.
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Two are now gone and one is inseveredecline.
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But there is now a veryseveredecline.
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Yet how much good did it do industry, which was in a veryseveredeclineat that time?
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Is not the biggest problem faced by small firms theseveredeclinein medium-sized and large businesses?
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Today the situation is one of general crisis in health districts and aseveredeclinein service.
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That points to aseveredeclinein the economic health of the farming industry which is now at crisis level.
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I certainly accept that theseveredeclinein that sector represents a very grave state of affairs.
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Thus bus operators have found it increasingly difficult to maintain their services in the face of thisseveredeclinein demand.
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It is amazing that so many industries are inseveredecline.
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One characteristic of inner-city areas is the absence of shops, especially in those areas that are inseveredecline.
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