slight decrease
collocation in Englishmeanings of slight and decrease
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(Definition of slight and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of slight decrease
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In these preparations, emodepside caused a slight decrease in base-line tension.
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Slight decrease in selffocusing is observed with increase in intensity.
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The chest x-ray showed a normal heart and slight decrease in the pulmonary vascular markings.
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Despite some variability, a slight decrease in up-section can be observed.
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Performance in both patient groups was comparable, except for a slight decrease of overall task performance.
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Younger youth in the strong decrease group also had more symptoms of depression than younger youth in the slight decrease group.
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In addition, a slight decrease in miospore size is observed in the upper part of the section.
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This cell exhibited a slight decrease in firing at light onset and a sustained increase in firing at light offset.
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On average, smaller individuals (<10 cm) increased >30% annually in size, while the largest plants (>30 cm) showed no increase or even a slight decrease.
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A marked increase in eruption duration and a slight decrease in magma discharge rate may have induced a drastic deceleration of the flow front, promoting an increased solidification.
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From the early 1980s on, however, the cesarean section rate stabilized and even showed a slight decrease, while the perinatal mortality and the rate of asphyxia continued to decrease.
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There was a substantial decline in per capita arable land (by 47%), resulting from the combination of a high population-growth rate and a slight decrease in the village's arable land.
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Phase 4 is marked by relative stability, a slight decrease in pit depth and retinal length and continued cone packing.
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When mosaic regularity is tested with the inclusion of displaced horizontal cells, there was a slight decrease in the conformity ratio indicating a decrease in regularity.
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There was a slight decrease in the male\female ratio between the 2-monthly samples of each study year and approximately onefifth of cases were associated with mixed infections.
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As compared with the previous year there has been a slight decrease—about 40 or 50.
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Moreover, it is true that in the case of certain county forces there has been a slight decrease in the percentage of the numbers detected.
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But the damage will continue, with only a slight decrease, for generation after generation for thousands of years.
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That is a slight decrease on last year, but not a big one.
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The corresponding figure for 1986 is now available and is 169, showing a slight decrease.
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