observed decrease
collocation in Englishmeanings of observe and decrease
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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 ...
(Definition of observe and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of observed decrease
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Elimination of the poliovirus is thus one candidate to explain the observed decrease of seasonal variation.
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That is to say, the observed decrease of variability could be a sign of the convergence of the system with conventional or grammatical forms.
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More unexpected is the observed decrease in 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 the observed decrease in women's household earnings that occurs in the years before they retire.
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These small differences cannot have caused the observed decrease in selection response.
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Therefore, the observed decrease in 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 the observed decrease in infection rate with time are possible, but less likely.
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It is reasonable to consider that the observed decrease in 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 the observed decrease in abundance in old farm dogs, the same phenomenon might be observed in the village dog population.
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The experimentally observed decrease in 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 the observed decrease in 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 the observed decrease in trapped populations.
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Highlights the fact that an observed decrease in production but not cause increased divestment income or production itself originates new investments.
However, the eclipsing star would scatter light emitted by its eclipsed companion resulting in the observed decrease in magnitude.
The observed decrease in the orbital period over thirty years matches the predictions of general relativity within even the most precise measurements.
The proposed mechanism for the observed decrease was increased levels of glucocorticoids.
This ban was in response to an observed decrease in walrus.
This suggestion would not appear to account for the observed decrease over time regardless of sample size.
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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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