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Main Entry:
de·crease
[
v.
dih-
krees
;
n.
dee
-krees
,
dih-
krees
]
/
v.
dɪˈkris
;
n.
ˈdi
kris
,
dɪˈkris
/
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Example Sentences
More than one-third reported a
decrease
in fall applications.
On one side, the more you
decrease
taxes, the greater the revenue.
The
decrease
in attacks could be due to fewer people in the water last year.
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More than one-third reported a
decrease
in fall applications.
On one side, the more you
decrease
taxes, the greater the revenue.
The
decrease
in attacks could be due to fewer people in the water last year.
In fact, both are known to
decrease
during stepped-up activity, including exercise.
In principle, this
decrease
in energy can be compared with wood burning in a campfire.
If you really want to make it so that anybody can go into space, you have to increase the safety and
decrease
the cost.
We suggest that she
decrease
the size of her bottom margin.
The more woman get job, the more the rate of birth rate
decrease
.
Also unclear is whether surface wind speeds will continue to
decrease
in the coming decades.
The use of thorium can greatly
decrease
the use of uranium, but cannot eliminate it entirely.
Specifically, check to see if a
decrease
in displayed bars corresponds with an actual drop in call quality.
As the likelihood of suspensions increases, students' chances of making it to college
decrease
.
Also, corruption would
decrease
if the cartel's activity
decrease
s due to legalization.
Scientists have observed a
decrease
in global species migrations and warn of the environmental consequences.
The theory: focusing on treatment and prevention instead of jailing users would
decrease
the number of deaths and infections.
Automakers aren't the only ones looking to increase fuel efficiency and
decrease
emissions.
Duckworth noted, bandwidth and management costs for colleges and universities will also
decrease
in the long run.
Brazil probably should
decrease
public spending, but their voting patterns fly in the face of these poll results.
By reducing your energy demand, you can dramatically
decrease
the overall price of a solar system.
Tips on what children and parents can do together to
decrease
their carbon footprint.
Then the electrical energy would come from the
decrease
in kinetic energy of the car.
If you want to improve the perception of security, you have to
decrease
common crimes, not the already-rare and dramatic crimes.
Terrestrial turtles also showed a major
decrease
in size.
Large parental age differences increase the risk for psychiatric disorders, whereas other environmental factors
decrease
risk.
There will be no
decrease
in the number of physics faculty.
The
decrease
was mainly due to a fall in inventories and so could overstate the slowdown.
Fortunately, many of the changes needed to
decrease
a carbon footprint also are beneficial for your health and save you money.
Brain scans show that scratching does indeed work to
decrease
unpleasantness.
With fuel prices on the rise, airlines will be looking for new ways to
decrease
fuel expenses.
He believes that this shift was due to a
decrease
in the amount of particulate material in the atmosphere.
Students will discuss the issue of water pollution and what can be done to
decrease
it.
X-rays would
decrease
it, neurotoxins would dcrease it, trauma at birth would
decrease
it.
When scooting the switch, the light output doesn't increase or
decrease
evenly.
Among the causes of the deceleration were slower consumption growth and a larger
decrease
in government spending.
Some areas have even experienced a temperature
decrease
.
Invasive species can
decrease
biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction.
Adding air resistance is going to increase the time it takes to get to the bottom of the swing, not
decrease
it.
What will the bill do to
decrease
such wasteful practices as prescribing.
Dumas found no
decrease
in performance when those women were compared to a normal group.
In the past, it was widely believed that a
decrease
in bone density was the main cause of osteoporotic fractures.
Reusing and recycling water helps
decrease
demand and ensure more water is available.
Thermal and acoustic sensors are two approaches that could
decrease
whale collisions with ships.
Then, over time, increase the depth of the water and
decrease
the frequency to encourage a deeper root system and stronger tree.
There is no
decrease
in the number of killed and only a slight reduction in the number hurt, as compared with last year's figures.
To increase and
decrease
the font size, pinch and zoom with two fingers on an article screen.
But without house payments, you can afford the wage
decrease
.
Thoennes said the state labor department was discussing the pending wage
decrease
with the attorney general's office.
If that were true, averaging the first and second guesses should
decrease
the accuracy.
Boiling water to make coffee or tea helped
decrease
the incidence of disease among workers in crowded cities.
The best way to increase usability is to
decrease
the amount of cognition necessary to find information:.
There has been a
decrease
in reports, but why that
decrease
has occurred is not clear.
What it fails to capture is the dramatic
decrease
in actual state dollars for higher education.
It is not yet clear whether the
decrease
in traffic has hit retailers.
After four weeks add weight and
decrease
to two sets of ten reps.
The
decrease
in progesterone is the signal that leads to menstruation.
And it would likely be a tremendous
decrease
from what one would make in industry.
It's not uncommon for manufacturers to price vehicles above their marginal cost as the cost will
decrease
over time.
These low-intensity fires are lit under safe weather conditions to
decrease
the amount of fuel-leaf.
The air continues to rise, expand and cool as atmospheric pressure and temperature
decrease
.
As computer circuitry advances, silicon chips
decrease
in size.
Instead, populations increase and
decrease
over time.
Fine-tuning bananas' ripening might also
decrease
peel friction, thus increasing their pratfall potential.
The bike also sports different geometry to
decrease
the turning radius and improve handling.
Our adult programs, consequently, are experiencing a steady
decrease
in enrollment a trend that has been developing for years.
The increase in aggression and
decrease
in foraging also support this hypothesis.
The theory behind predator control is that reducing the number of carnivores will
decrease
livestock losses.
It follows the larger-beaked finches
decrease
is due to factors inherent to the finches.
For the landing, he has to
decrease
his speed from whatever it is to zero in a short amount of time.
We deduct the monthly expenses on pay day so as to
decrease
the temptation to blow needed funds on something stupid.
It will
decrease
expenses for power later in the years to come.
Reusing and recycling water helps
decrease
demand and ensure more water is available for everyone.
After that its cost should
decrease
by a considerable amount.
Project backers believe that this will in turn
decrease
costs and improve access to education.
If graduating takes too long, then let's
decrease
the time.
Hopefully the next generation will be able to come up with new technology that will
decrease
the rising population effects.
As waves
decrease
in wavelength or increase in wave period, they become steeper.
It also does make sense to avoid a
decrease
in my publication rate if at all possible.
Using them in war will
decrease
the risk for soldiers dying because they can rely on the smartphones to detect where the enemy.
However, a
decrease
in the number and variety of autotrophs in an area can devastate the entire food chain.
Other experiments have shown that histamine-boosting drugs
decrease
ticlike behaviors in mice.
Societies don't die when they increase their longevity and
decrease
their birthrate.
But it is a good start that there have been some online actions taken to
decrease
the violence.
Decrease
the heat and continue frying for about five minutes.
Whale and dolphin fins, flippers and tails are bumpy, which produce disturbed wakes that increase lift and
decrease
drag.
Researchers found that animals' oscillations per second tended to
decrease
with increasing body size.
Either of these schemes should
decrease
the use of fossil fuels and increase the use of alternatives.
And stick to organic cereals to
decrease
exposure to harmful chemicals in your food.
They behaved as if they were starving and compensated with an increase in food intake and a
decrease
in energy expenditure.
Both apparently want to
decrease
the mechanical royalty.
To bring things into equilibrium you must either increase supply or
decrease
demand for a university education.
Here are some things you can do to avoid electrical storms or
decrease
your chances of getting struck.
Injecting this bacteria into mice has already been shown to increase serotonin levels and
decrease
anxiety.
In such a state, that poor car's mileage could
decrease
by about half.
And the more a man or woman earns through paid work, the more they
decrease
.
But there the squid invasion has led to a
decrease
in the population of commercially valuable hake fish.
One solution to the problem could be to
decrease
the amount of water in the reservoir to provide more space for rainwater.
Every computer model of a stratospheric haze shows some
decrease
in rainfall, though the details vary.
But do these creeping quakes increase or
decrease
the threat.
Choose a lower audio bit rate for streaming music, and you'll
decrease
the amount of data you're transferring.
The more gradual the population
decrease
and leveling off the less disruptive it will.
Zinc supposedly helps the body's natural defenses work to their natural capacity and
decrease
the severity and length of a cold.
The government has agreed to recommend a
decrease
in his sentence for his cooperation.
Sadness leads to a slower pulse, raised blood pressure, a
decrease
in the skin's conductivity and a drop in body temperature.
Increase or
decrease
the number of sharks and other animals in the food web to see what the outcomes might be.
Is their athletic ability enhanced due to the increased or
decrease
in hormones.
Decrease
in pressure could wreck the case's flexible-plastic portion.
The fact of the matter is that improvements can be made to
decrease
spending and improve all those other conditions as well.
Companies are doing extensive research to
decrease
greenhouse gas emissions, partially to reduce costs.
Aging populations and serious diseases are poised to
decrease
population growth in many areas.
Because the distance and the component of gravity
decrease
by the same factor, the travel time ends up being the same.
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