steady decrease
collocation in Englishmeanings of steady and decrease
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steady
adjective
uk
/ˈsted.i/us
/ˈsted.i/
happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly ...
(Definition of steady and decrease from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of steady decrease
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We also see a steady decrease of singular concord throughout the second half of the 19th century.
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Beyond about 3 months, amplitudes show a steady decrease with age, probably due mostly to cranial changes.
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From months 4 to 17 there was a steady decrease in the probability of survival.
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After that time, the response amplitudes show a steady decrease with age that is more pronounced than that for the achromatic-reversal responses.
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Over time, there was a small steady decrease in this baseline fluorescence.
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The trend during the last decade has been a steady decrease of government subsidies.
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Du et al. increased, the estimates of dominance and additive variances slowly increased, coupled with a steady decrease in the estimate of residual variance.
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The global map of the mean surface temperature is more symmetric about the equator, with a maximum at the equator and a steady decrease with latitude.
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The proportion of people examined who are found to have active tuberculosis shows a fairly steady decrease.
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There has been a steady decrease in winter morbidity during the past 35 years.
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Now to-day we are informed that there is likely to be a steady decrease in shipbuilding.
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For the previous 12 months with regard to our export trade, there had been a steady decrease, almost constant throughout the year.
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There has been a steady decrease over the past five years in the incidence of empty property owned by housing associations.
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The consequence is a steady decrease in the confidence of farmers and in production trends.
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That is a welcome change, for there was a steady decrease from 1951 until the latter part of 1953.
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In fact, there would have been a steady decrease in the number of houses built.
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A steady decrease in fuel consumption at this station is expected from now onwards and the discharge of sulphur oxides will, therefore, be reduced.
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There has been a steady decrease in the number of thefts from legitimate sources within recent years.
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The enormous growth in freight transport, which is still continuing, has been caused by a steady decrease in the costs involved.
Fortunately, there is a steady decrease in discrimination in a large number of countries.
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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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