continuous decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinuousanddecline
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continuous
adjective
uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
without a pause ...
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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 ofcontinuousanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thecontinuousdeclinein precious-metal content was the safety valve that made possible the stability of prices expressed in trade coins.
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It showed acontinuousdeclinein the use of preoperative testing.
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The effective tax rates have seen acontinuousdeclineto some 2.9% by year 2000, due to a combination of factors.
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The main reason why the office is not now self-supporting is acontinuousdeclinein the receipts from fees.
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Since the middle of the 19th century our less-well-educated and poorly trained workforce has been an important factor in thecontinuousdeclineof our industry.
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There has been acontinuousdeclinein participation and provision in schools.
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Also, there is acontinuousdeclinein manufacturing industry.
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The following year, 1949, it declined to 559,000; in 1950, it was 548,000—acontinuousdecline.
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Seasonally adjusted there has been an almostcontinuousdeclinein starts over the last six months.
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Since then there has been a furthercontinuousdecline, resulting in only 140 tracks—just over half—operating last year.
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The past 30 years show a pattern ofcontinuousdecline, followed by a rise in the past two or three years.
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The privately rented sector has been incontinuousdeclinesince rent control was introduced in 1915 in response to wartime shortages.
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The growth of unemployment is not the only result of acontinuousdeclinein the price level.
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There was acontinuousdeclineuntil the last part of 1927, when the figure was as low as 40.
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Between 1968 and 1975 the size of the relevant age group, that of girls reaching the age of 18, will show acontinuousdecline.
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I have always had great sympathy for an industry like the cinema industry, which is suffering acontinuousdecline.
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This sector has been incontinuousdeclinesince the turn of the century.
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I start with the figures for infant mortality, in which there has been a steady andcontinuousdeclinein recent years.
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It is pleasing to all of us in the mining industry to see thecontinuousdeclinein the accident rate.
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The cotton textile industry has sufferedcontinuousdecline.
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