significant decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantanddecline
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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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 ofsignificantanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant decline
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The second and related change in future cohorts will be asignificantdeclinein the average number of adult children.
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A sharp andsignificantdeclinein age at diagnosis was found, predating echocardiography.
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There are two strong explanations for thesignificantdeclinein heights for those born in the 1910s and 1920s with respect to earlier decades.
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In all the villages, there issignificantdecline(about 60 per cent) in the number of open wells.
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As a group they have shown some slight butsignificantdeclinein self-esteem.
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These changes in gut characteristics probably contribute to asignificantdeclinein worm growth compared to worms from hosts on the control diet.
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A sharp,significantdeclinein age at diagnosis was found, which predates the introduction ofechocardiography.
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Furthermore, panels' use of this designation has shown a statisticallysignificantdeclineover time (not shown).
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There was nosignificantdeclinein accuracy as angle of rotation increased in mental rotation.
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Neither the 5-year nor the 10-year perioperative mortality trends showed a statisticallysignificantdeclinedue to the small numbers involved.
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The graph shows peaks in the late 1950s, with slightly higher peaks in the early 1960s, then asignificantdecline.
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Addition of either human or horse serum to the growth medium, on the other hand, resulted in asignificantdeclinein parasitaemia.
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This suggested that there had been nosignificantdeclinein the eel population.
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Asignificantdeclinein the chi-square goodness-of-fit statistic indicates an improvement in model fit when the relevant predictor is added to the baseline model.
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The grief reactions had initially been high but showed asignificantdeclineduring the year.
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That there has been nosignificantdeclinemay be indicative of an increasing desire among women to limit their child-bearing.
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Secondly, an inexorable demographic pressure and a stagnating nonagricultural sector have resulted in asignificantdeclinein the land-to-man ratio.
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Mid-successional species dominated the seed rain of the youngest stand analysed and showed a large andsignificantdeclinein stands 15-y-old or older.
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