continuing decline

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinueanddecline

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continue
verb
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juː/us
/kənˈtɪn.juː/
to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to ...
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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 ofcontinueanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although their beneficial effects are sustained relative to placebo, there iscontinuingdeclinein patients receiving anti-dementia therapy.
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In some quarters thecontinuingdeclineof the private sector has come to be regarded as inevitable.
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They will suffer greatly from the present andcontinuingdecline.
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In some quarters thecontinuingdeclineof the private rented sector has come to be regarded as inevitable.
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Any expert in housing knows this and can prove it, and knows that there has been a steady andcontinuingdeclinefor generations.
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Not surprisingly there is a remorseless andcontinuingdeclinein our share of world trade.
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The attrition that they have suffered is the main cause for the sharp andcontinuingdeclinein their numbers.
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As a consequence, there has been a dramatic andcontinuingdeclinein the numbers of confirmed cases.
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Without them we could look forward to acontinuingdeclineof population and probably the final decay of the communities there.
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We have also seen thecontinuingdeclinein the value of the pound and the upward swing of commodity prices.
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That record is a story of acontinuingdecline—namely, from 180,000 houses completed in 1970 to just over 107,000 houses completed in 1973.
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Thecontinuingdeclineof the tenanted sector is a matter of concern.
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They are a symptom of thecontinuingdeclineof the local economy and the hardship that that has created for the people.
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Thecontinuingdeclinein laboratory reports of the disease is very welcome.
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This decline is partly due to unfavourable weather, and it is also a result of thecontinuingdeclinein the dairy herd.
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That important factor has led to thecontinuingdeclinein the number of experiments.
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Is there a trend towards a greater number of male teachers coming into schools, or is there acontinuingdecline?
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Whereas this was an area which exported wheat at some stage, there is now acontinuingdeclinein the production of wheat.
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So if one takes account of the fact that the scheme has been extended, there is acontinuingdecline.
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Such arrangements are already being entered into in anticipation of thecontinuingdeclinein our indigenous gas supplies.
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