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corresponding decrease

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meanings of corresponding and decrease

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corresponding
adjective
uk
/ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dɪŋ/
us
/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dɪŋ/
similar to, connected with, or caused by ...
decrease
uk
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
us
/ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...

(Definition of corresponding and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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As a result, for two-way coupling we observe a slight increase in particle concentration in the core, with a corresponding decrease in the braids.
A possibly longer storage period in the second year might have resulted in dormancy loss and in a corresponding decrease in percentages of impermeable seeds.
The consequence of the increasing load is an increase in probability of false recognitions or false recalls and a corresponding decrease in probability of correct recognition or recall.
Taking into account the space-charge forces in the high-density electron beam results in a slow longitudinal spreading of the beam with corresponding decrease of an average electron density.
In this way the interest on hundreds of millions of pounds is lost, with corresponding decrease in the national income.
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It follows that any increase in service pay involves a corresponding decrease in the balance payable.
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The effect would be offset to a limited extent by a corresponding decrease in the number of committal proceedings.
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The corresponding decrease for total employees in employment was 1,843,000.
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That has proved extremely successful, reducing average drug expenditure from £400 a week to £70, with a corresponding decrease in reliance on crime.
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It is clear that, until this happens, it will be impossible to make a further reduction in our forces without a corresponding decrease in efficiency.
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It led to a reduction of assets without a relatively corresponding decrease in debt.
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We believe that fewer fixed-penalty notices will be issued, with a corresponding decrease in the amount of receipts.
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If there is to be an increase in public expenditure to pay these salaries, there must be a corresponding decrease elsewhere.
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This revision involves an increase of the contributions of this and certain other countries, and a corresponding decrease in those of certain others.
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There is substantial evidence to show that when speed limits are reduced, there is a corresponding decrease in accidents.
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Probably he assumed, as some people have assumed, that if there is an increase in the assessment, there is a corresponding decrease in the rate poundage.
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That figure rose in the five years of fighting to the astonishing figure of 422,000—a twelvefold increase—but after 1945 the corresponding decrease was very marked and very rapid.
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