rate of deterioration

collocation in English

meaningsofrateanddeterioration

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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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deterioration
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˌtɪə.ri.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/dɪˌtɪr.i.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact or process of ...
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(Definition ofrateanddeteriorationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As seed moisture content increases, therateofdeteriorationalso increases.
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Although there is a time limit in respect of the date of pictures, it is not necessarily the date that determines therateofdeterioration.
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There were significant differences in therateofdeteriorationboth between and within types.
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We estimate that in the west midlands £360 million is needed annually to make a significant impact on the increasingrateofdeteriorationin housing stock.
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Anyone who knows my constituency can see with alarm the increasingrateofdeteriorationat the city end of the constituency.
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Of course with certain foodstuffs therateofdeteriorationis very rapid.
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The futurerateofdeteriorationdepends upon many different factors which it is very difficult for local authorities to assess in advance.
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There will he an acceleration of therateofdeteriorationinto disrepair for some of our older housing stock.
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There are no practical techniques to halt deterioration completely, but steps can be taken to diminish therateofdeterioration.
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That is a staggeringrateofdeterioration.
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Muscular dystrophy is not a single disorder and the various types are differentiated by mode of inheritance, age of onset, distribution of weakness andrateofdeterioration.
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The consultants will report initially on the present strength of each structure, and recommend immediate remedial works, further monitoring to determine therateofdeteriorationand any protective treatments.
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They recommend that the condition of certain elements of the deck be carefully monitored and that waterproofing and other measures be taken to slow therateofdeterioration.
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Therateofdeteriorationand obsolescence of houses is faster to-day than the rate at which these slums are being pulled down and new houses are being erected.
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Capital resources for that purpose will be switched to structural maintenance to ensure that therateofdeteriorationin the fabric of the county's highways does not continue to increase.
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Therateofdeteriorationdepends on storage conditions and the film type.
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Illegal looting and salvage has destroyed large sections and markedly increased therateofdeteriorationof the site.
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Therateofdeteriorationis also affected by pigments and dyes present in the textiles.
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Those with many exacerbations have a fasterrateofdeteriorationof their lung function.
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In a different experiment, a one-year test on eight patients, idebenone reduced therateofdeteriorationof cardiac function, but without halting the progression of ataxia.
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