slow decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslowanddecline
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slow
adjective
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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decline
noun[S or U]
uk/dɪˈklaɪn/us/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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(Definition ofslowanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theslowdeclineof this parasite has coincided with a rise in atopic diseases in all western countries.
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It then entered aslowdeclinethrough the 1970s and 1980s, before stabilising and recovering slightly in the 1990s.
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It is a neurodegenerative syndrome that involves aslowdeclinein various aspects of the nervous system and memory function.
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The model also mirrors temporal changes in the prevalence of infection; a sharp initial rise in the percentage infected is followed by aslowdecline.
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For the period 1991-2001, deaths from ischaemic heart disease and cancer exhibited aslowdecline.
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Therefore, theslowdeclineof villus height is consistent with the onset of grazing on the mucosal surface by adult worms.
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Figure 3 illustrates the shape of this function, in a non-transformed (lin-lin) graph to show the veryslowdeclinewith time.
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From 1995, there is aslowdeclinein the number of doses purchased.
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The physical basis of thisslowdeclinewas not determined.
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Its inability to adjust to the changing ideologies of the twentieth century led to a lengthy period ofslowdecline, and the company was finally declared bankrupt in 1959.
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Barra, after an initial decline to 1962-64, showed an irregular but steady rise to maximum numbers in 1971-73, followed by aslowdecline.
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The same fact can be seen in the relativelyslowdeclineof the survival probabilities for resignations, compared to the steady decline for those who eventually die in office. 50.
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Such protectionism is a recipe forslowdecline.
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The industry is in a long andslowdeclinephase.
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I am convinced that unless we introduce corporate philanthrophy in this country we shall see theslowdeclineand demise of voluntary and charitable effort.
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Total deregulation would spell theslowdeclineand death of most of these shops.
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That is the greatest tragedy of all; thisslowdeclinein quality.
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I should have thought doom, at the end of aslowdecline, is even worse than sudden death.
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Some people say that it is in decline; it is, but it is aslowdecline.
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