significant decrease
collocation in Englishmeanings of significant and decrease
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(Definition of significant and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Maximum values were recorded in both countries in 2001, followed by a significant decrease which was probably due to climatic changes influencing egg survival.
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Similarly, there was a significant decrease in 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 a significant decrease.
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The right ventricular pressure increased without the significant decrease of the cardiac output or the aortic pressure.
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There was a significant decrease in hepatomegaly, cardiothoracic ratio, heart rate and blood pressure in both groups of patients.
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A significant decrease in total problems occurred only in the controls.
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Table 1 shows that both inhibitors induced a significant decrease in 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 a significant decrease in insecure behaviors.
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Extending the time duration of plume removal beyond 10 ms does not result in a significant decrease in energy.
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Fifthly, and perhaps more fundamentally, the result also reflects a significant decrease in 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 a significant decrease in the atomic oxygen mass fraction near the surface.
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Sea-ice variability is high, but data from satellite remote sensing show a significant decrease in ice extent during the last quarter century.
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A significant decrease of dengue susceptibility was observed in populations during the dry season.
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This resulted in a significant decrease in the parameter space in which the model achieved a stable equilibrium.
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However, higher cumulative risk was also associated with a significant decrease in coherence over time.
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A significant decrease in false positive responses (p 0.013) appeared in the withdrawal group on the language discrimination task.
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said when you want to say something good about yourself, but do not want to seem to think you are too important
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