dramatic decrease
collocation in Englishmeanings of dramatic and decrease
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dramatic
adjective
uk
/drəˈmæt.ɪk/us
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
(Definition of dramatic and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of dramatic decrease
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There is evidence of an almost complete abandonment of urban construction and a dramatic decrease in population during that time.
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Despite the dramatic decrease in violence, many residents complained that some conditions had worsened as the traffickers weakened.
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For priming times longer than 2 d, particularly for osmopriming, there was a very dramatic decrease in germination of the treated seeds.
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The second evidence is the dramatic decrease of the g-ray signal when the 1.0-mm foil is moved out of the best focus of the laser focusing optics.
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By the following morning there had already been a dramatic decrease in the edema and the swelling of the head and neck and disappearance of the distended neck vessels.
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In this case, trade has pulled the high-saving country into a "poverty trap" with a dramatic decrease in capital accumulation and a correspondingly large welfare deterioration for its residents.
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Caregiver analysis revealed that their speech to children displays a dramatic decrease in vernacular variants compared to adult-adult speech.
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Extension of agricultural lands, deforestation, poaching and droughts provoked a dramatic decrease of their number in the following years, resulting in the 63 individuals identified by this study.
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Set against this, there was a dramatic decrease in informal-care sector costs (virtually to zero).
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Divorce often leads to a dramatic decrease in the standard of living for women and children.
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In fact, the countries outside the euro area have suffered the most from the dramatic decrease in investments and rising unemployment.
That is a dramatic decrease which should worry us all.
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They have also enjoyed greater freedom to fix pay levels and that has contributed to the dramatic decrease in youth unemployment.
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Making the acquisition of spray paint more difficult would certainly result in an immediate and dramatic decrease in instances of graffiti.
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The civilian work force in that naval base is now fewer than 1,000, which is a dramatic decrease.
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We can, therefore, see that there has been a dramatic decrease in syphilis in the early 1950s and subsequently a tendency to decrease more slowly.
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First, the so-called dramatic decrease in mortality rates for breast cancer began shortly before the drop in pesticide exposure.
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a person who is very shy or modest and does not like to attract attention
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