significant decrease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantanddecrease
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈdiː.kriːs/us/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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(Definition ofsignificantanddecreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Maximum values were recorded in both countries in 2001, followed by asignificantdecreasewhich was probably due to climatic changes influencing egg survival.
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Similarly, there was asignificantdecreasein the number of larvae during the same period, reflecting their development in the intestinal mucosa.
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In the present study, there was an initial increase in catalase levels but, later, there was asignificantdecrease.
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The right ventricular pressure increased without thesignificantdecreaseof the cardiac output or the aortic pressure.
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There was asignificantdecreasein hepatomegaly, cardiothoracic ratio, heart rate and blood pressure in both groups of patients.
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Asignificantdecreasein total problems occurred only in the controls.
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Table 1 shows that both inhibitors induced asignificantdecreasein the percentage of ovulated oocytes in a dose-dependent manner.
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For instance, an evolving secure relationship may be characterized by a significant increase in secure behaviors and asignificantdecreasein insecure behaviors.
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Extending the time duration of plume removal beyond 10 ms does not result in asignificantdecreasein energy.
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Fifthly, and perhaps more fundamentally, the result also reflects asignificantdecreasein the support enjoyed by the ruling party in terms of numerical votes.
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As expected, catalysis from the leading edge leads to asignificantdecreasein the atomic oxygen mass fraction near the surface.
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Sea-ice variability is high, but data from satellite remote sensing show asignificantdecreasein ice extent during the last quarter century.
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Asignificantdecreaseof dengue susceptibility was observed in populations during the dry season.
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This resulted in asignificantdecreasein the parameter space in which the model achieved a stable equilibrium.
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However, higher cumulative risk was also associated with asignificantdecreasein coherence over time.
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Asignificantdecreasein false positive responses (p 0.013) appeared in the withdrawal group on the language discrimination task.
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