observed decrease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofobserveanddecrease
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observe
verb[T]
uk/əbˈzɜːv/us/əbˈzɝːv/
formal
to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more ...
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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈdiː.kriːs/us/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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Elimination of the poliovirus is thus one candidate to explain theobserveddecreaseof seasonal variation.
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That is to say, theobserveddecreaseof variability could be a sign of the convergence of the system with conventional or grammatical forms.
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More unexpected is theobserveddecreasein glycine uptake and consequently incorporation into proteins when methionine is present at high levels in the external medium.
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This partially accounts for theobserveddecreasein women's household earnings that occurs in the years before they retire.
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These small differences cannot have caused theobserveddecreasein selection response.
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Therefore, theobserveddecreasein the muscle depth probably reflects a decrease of total body protein, and thus also of body protein reserves.
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Other explanations for theobserveddecreasein infection rate with time are possible, but less likely.
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It is reasonable to consider that theobserveddecreasein longevity of host rats with higher worm burdens resulted from more serious lesions in the lung tissue of these hosts.
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If a decrease in infection pressure were responsible for theobserveddecreasein abundance in old farm dogs, the same phenomenon might be observed in the village dog population.
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The experimentallyobserveddecreasein ion selectivity and single channel conductance with increasing ionic strength is well reproduced and can be attributed to electrostatic shielding of the pore lining.
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Hence, we envision that a decrease in the contribution of bacterial biomass to the total sedimentary organic matter is the primary cause for theobserveddecreasein up-section.
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In this case the depletion due to trapping is larger than the reinvasion and the model can be fitted using theobserveddecreasein trapped populations.
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Highlights the fact that anobserveddecreasein production but not cause increased divestment income or production itself originates new investments.
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However, the eclipsing star would scatter light emitted by its eclipsed companion resulting in theobserveddecreasein magnitude.
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Theobserveddecreasein the orbital period over thirty years matches the predictions of general relativity within even the most precise measurements.
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The proposed mechanism for theobserveddecreasewas increased levels of glucocorticoids.
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This ban was in response to anobserveddecreasein walrus.
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This suggestion would not appear to account for theobserveddecreaseover time regardless of sample size.
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