catastrophic decline

collocation in English

meaningsofcatastrophicanddecline

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catastrophic
adjective
uk
/ˌkæt.əˈstrɒf.ɪk/us
/ˌkæt̬.əˈstrɑː.fɪk/
causing sudden and very great harm ...
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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 ofcatastrophicanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In private renting, the fixing of rents at levels that could barely cover the cost of repairs has led to acatastrophicdecline.
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It is only since then that there has been acatastrophicdecline.
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I think we all agree that there has been acatastrophicdecline.
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Of course, there has consequently been acatastrophicdeclinein manufacturing investment.
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The new industry which replaced the old is now suffering to a considerable extent, although not thecatastrophicdeclinesuffered by cotton weaving.
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For a long time we have seen, not merely a gradual, but acatastrophicdeclinein our merchant shipbuilding industry.
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The reason for this drop in demand is thecatastrophicdeclinein manufacturing industry.
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He should also be inviting the trade unions into the conference room to discuss thecatastrophicdeclinein the level and quality of industrial training.
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There has also been acatastrophicdeclinein our near-, mid- and far-water fishing fleets.
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There has not been acatastrophicdeclinein the provision of school meals.
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For years, in spite of acatastrophicdeclinein employment and severe trading problems, it was rightly called "the forgotten industry".
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The one thing he was confident about was that there was not going to be anycatastrophicdecline; those were his words.
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If we look back for thirty or forty years, we will see that during that time our economic position has shown acatastrophicdecline.
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In the past 25 years alone many of our birds have suffered acatastrophicdecline.
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That is acatastrophicdecline, and a wrong orientation of resources, as we have been saying week in and week out.
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We are working with the international community to urge policy changes in order to halt thecatastrophicdeclinein agriculture, the economy, and social services.
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Thiscatastrophicdeclineis matched by a decline in schools of mechanical engineering.
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Suppose there is acatastrophicdeclinein the number of school meals.
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We are witnessing acatastrophicdecline, which has teen happening over the past 18 months.
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There has been acatastrophicdeclinein the demand for less skilled and unskilled people.
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