steady decrease

collocation in English

meaningsofsteadyanddecrease

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steady
adjective
uk
/ˈsted.i/us
/ˈsted.i/
happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly ...
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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdiː.kriːs/us
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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(Definition ofsteadyanddecreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We also see asteadydecreaseof singular concord throughout the second half of the 19th century.
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Beyond about 3 months, amplitudes show asteadydecreasewith age, probably due mostly to cranial changes.
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From months 4 to 17 there was asteadydecreasein the probability of survival.
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After that time, the response amplitudes show asteadydecreasewith age that is more pronounced than that for the achromatic-reversal responses.
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Over time, there was a smallsteadydecreasein this baseline fluorescence.
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The trend during the last decade has been asteadydecreaseof government subsidies.
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Du et al. increased, the estimates of dominance and additive variances slowly increased, coupled with asteadydecreasein the estimate of residual variance.
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The global map of the mean surface temperature is more symmetric about the equator, with a maximum at the equator and asteadydecreasewith latitude.
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The proportion of people examined who are found to have active tuberculosis shows a fairlysteadydecrease.
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There has been asteadydecreasein winter morbidity during the past 35 years.
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Now to-day we are informed that there is likely to be asteadydecreasein shipbuilding.
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For the previous 12 months with regard to our export trade, there had been asteadydecrease, almost constant throughout the year.
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There has been asteadydecreaseover the past five years in the incidence of empty property owned by housing associations.
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The consequence is asteadydecreasein the confidence of farmers and in production trends.
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That is a welcome change, for there was asteadydecreasefrom 1951 until the latter part of 1953.
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In fact, there would have been asteadydecreasein the number of houses built.
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Asteadydecreasein fuel consumption at this station is expected from now onwards and the discharge of sulphur oxides will, therefore, be reduced.
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There has been asteadydecreasein the number of thefts from legitimate sources within recent years.
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The enormous growth in freight transport, which is still continuing, has been caused by asteadydecreasein the costs involved.
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Fortunately, there is asteadydecreasein discrimination in a large number of countries.
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