significant decrease

collocation in English

meanings of significantand decrease

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significant
adjective
uk /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ us /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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decrease
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈdiː.kriːs/ us /ˈdiː.kriːs/
a ...
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Examples of significant decrease

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Maximum values were recorded in both countries in 2001, followed by a significantdecrease which was probably due to climatic changes influencing egg survival.
Similarly, there was a significantdecrease in the number of larvae during the same period, reflecting their development in the intestinal mucosa.
In the present study, there was an initial increase in catalase levels but, later, there was a significantdecrease.
The right ventricular pressure increased without the significantdecrease of the cardiac output or the aortic pressure.
There was a significantdecrease in hepatomegaly, cardiothoracic ratio, heart rate and blood pressure in both groups of patients.
A significantdecrease in total problems occurred only in the controls.
Table 1 shows that both inhibitors induced a significantdecrease in the percentage of ovulated oocytes in a dose-dependent manner.
For instance, an evolving secure relationship may be characterized by a significant increase in secure behaviors and a significantdecrease in insecure behaviors.
Extending the time duration of plume removal beyond 10 ms does not result in a significantdecrease in energy.
Fifthly, and perhaps more fundamentally, the result also reflects a significantdecrease in the support enjoyed by the ruling party in terms of numerical votes.
As expected, catalysis from the leading edge leads to a significantdecrease in the atomic oxygen mass fraction near the surface.
Sea-ice variability is high, but data from satellite remote sensing show a significantdecrease in ice extent during the last quarter century.
A significantdecrease of dengue susceptibility was observed in populations during the dry season.
This resulted in a significantdecrease in the parameter space in which the model achieved a stable equilibrium.
However, higher cumulative risk was also associated with a significantdecrease in coherence over time.
A significantdecrease in false positive responses (p 0.013) appeared in the withdrawal group on the language discrimination task.
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