declining quality

collocation in English

meaningsofdeclineandquality

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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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quality
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
how good or bad ...
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(Definition ofdeclineandqualityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thedecliningqualityof the public school encourages even some of the unable, rich to attend private schools.
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What is also remarkable is that the price has fallen, in spite of thedecliningqualityof coal—and it is very bad indeed.
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Even though many soldiers were leaving before this announcement was made, due to thedecliningqualityof life over here.
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This leads to adecliningqualityof life, principally through an inability to take one's full allowance of leave.
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Local authorities are apparently trapped in a spiral of escalating costs, high labour intensity anddecliningquality.
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By the 1980s, however, the estate was plagued by crime and thedecliningqualityof the housing stock.
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The industry grew due to a growing concern for environmental impact as well asdecliningqualityin new lumber.
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Many critics noted that the character suffered as a result of thedecliningqualityof the second season.
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The album was met with generally mixed reviews, with most critics noticing thedecliningqualityof his releases.
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Among the reasons cited for wishing to leave the country was thedecliningqualityof life and high levels of crime.
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A number of reasons have contributed to its decline; the major factors appear to be loss of habitat anddecliningqualityof the remaining habitat.
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In more recent times, withdecliningqualityin the forests of the region, logs are used for pulp and paper.
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Shearer has been vocal about what he perceives as the show'sdecliningquality.
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It is likely that the blooms are the result of increased algae levels and decreases in predator populations due to the everdecliningqualityof the water in the bay.
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Harris also references other big business critiques in the film, including the unemployment of local workers and thedecliningqualityof mass-produced products.
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