severe drop

collocation in English

meaningsofsevereanddrop

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severe
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪər/us
/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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drop
noun
uk
/drɒp/us
/drɑːp/
a small round-shaped amount ...
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(Definition ofsevereanddropfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Possibly a moreseveredropin performance of controls might be disguised by this ceiling effect.
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There have been such widespread scare stories that the business of the life assurers has suffered aseveredropin the past 18 months.
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There is a slight improvement in the artificer branches but a veryseveredropin the mechanical and artisan branches.
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Land prices have recovered from theseveredropthat they suffered some time ago.
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Is it not fairly evident that there will be a veryseveredropin the figures?
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That is the mostseveredropsince the war.
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So far as my constituency is concerned, this means a veryseveredropin employment.
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That is the real reason for theseveredropin the housing programme.
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There has been aseveredropin farmgate prices.
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During the depression of agriculture there was aseveredropin agricultural wages all over the world.
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First, they were faced by the veryseveredropin the rate of interest available.
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For many years, there has been a general shortage of orders, recurring redundancies, little confidence and aseveredropin the morale of those working in the industry.
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What is more important is that the great reason of the admitted depression is the veryseveredropin prices which has occurred within the last two years.
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That is a veryseveredrop.
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I put it to him, however, that during the current financial year he will experience aseveredropin the yield of this tax as it relates to textiles.
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Together with the reduction in capital spending and the reduction of current grants to universities and colleges, this means that there will he a veryseveredropin educational standards.
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But that gap in the middle, which is growing ever faster, will mean aseveredropin our efficiency and capability in three or four years.
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The artefact first causes aseveredropin body temperature, then causes photosensitivity and an extreme carnivorous craving.
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The panic led to decreased enrollment and aseveredropoff in the sales of the homesites.
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Indeed, the music recording industry had aseveredropin profits after the introduction of the radio.
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