Collocations withdecrease
These are words often used in combination withdecrease.
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corresponding decrease
As a result, for two-way coupling we observe a slight increase in particle concentration in the core, with a corresponding decrease in the braids.
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dramatic decrease
There is evidence of an almost complete abandonment of urban construction and a dramatic decrease in population during that time.
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drastic decrease
In healthy women, circulating ghrelin exhibited a drastic decrease after the food intake whereas, in bulimic patients, this response was significantly blunted.
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gradual decrease
In actuality, there is a gradual decrease in these kinds of activities as men begin the preparations for planting.
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large decrease
All populations diverged from the base population - an expected result given the large decrease in genetic variability.
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marked decrease
Faculty members claimed that they did not understand the reason for this ' marked decrease ', as they put it, yet they did leave some clue.
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observed decrease
Elimination of the poliovirus is thus one candidate to explain the observed decrease of seasonal variation.
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progressive decrease
The progressive decrease in the right ventricular systolic pressure with both age and somatic growth also supports the anatomical changes observed.
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rapid decrease
Only at the edge of the group of tracer-coupled cells was there usually a rapid decrease in label intensity.
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sharp decrease
A sharp decrease in suckling still represents a physiological 'loss' of the baby for her, but supplementary feeding no longer does.
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significant decrease
Maximum values were recorded in both countries in 2001, followed by a significant decrease which was probably due to climatic changes influencing egg survival.
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slight decrease
In these preparations, emodepside caused a slight decrease in base-line tension.
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steady decrease
We also see a steady decrease of singular concord throughout the second half of the 19th century.
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subsequent decrease
This operation increases the effective number of degrees of freedom by about a factor of 2, with a subsequent decrease in the variance of the phase estimate.
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substantial decrease
A substantial decrease in concession life therefore does not require implausibly large area fees.
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sudden decrease
This was well tolerated for three hours, when a sudden decrease of cardiac output was observed.
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