drastic decline

collocation in English

meaningsofdrasticanddecline

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drastic
adjective
uk
/ˈdræs.tɪk/us
/ˈdræs.tɪk/
(especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very ...
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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 ofdrasticanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From 1997 moving forward working capital levels have seendrasticdeclineespecially in 2000.
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In 1932, there was adrasticdeclinein the volume of trade.
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It charts with an ironic absence of comment thedrasticdeclinein the proportion of sandalwood production as a percentage of total exports.
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Moreover, thedrasticdeclinein imports of processed foods and animal feedstuffs exacerbated food shortages, particularly in urban areas, leading to a marked fall in popular nutrition levels.
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There has been adrasticdeclinein manufacturing that has not been paralleled in any other country.
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Having grown rapidly wealthy, they suddenly suffered a dramatic anddrasticdeclinein their standard of living.
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They have suffered from thedrasticdeclinein public sector starts.
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It replaced an inconsistent, often unreliable system which resulted in adrasticdeclinein maintenance payments over the past decade.
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There was also adrasticdeclinein the number of village shops.
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First, there has been adrasticdeclinein wildlife in areas subject to agriculture.
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Those who invested prudently, as well as those who speculated rashly, have suffered adrasticdeclinein income.
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The 1979–81drasticdeclinein manufacturing industry is something about which we must take full cognisance.
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But for people who are unemployed there is adrasticdeclinein their incomes.
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Against all of this one must put the decline—the quitedrasticdeclinein some instances—in the fleets of traditional maritime nations.
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The problem of an ever-accumulating international debt cannot continue and thedrasticdeclinein the value of sterling must alarm us all.
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No industry has experienced a moredrasticdeclinethan the railway industry during the past 15 years.
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It replaced an inconsistent, often unreliable system that resulted in adrasticdeclinein maintenance payments over the last decade.
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The continuingdrasticdeclinein the bilateral aid budget is consistently blamed on our increasing multilateral commitment.
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They have twigged rather late in the day that there has been adrasticdeclinein the supply of low-cost rented accommodation in both the private and public sectors.
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We see the results today in thedrasticdeclineof the industrial power of this country in the manufacture of cars and vehicles, in shipbuilding, in textiles—you name it !
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