The phrase "a decrease in applications" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in the number of applications submitted for a particular purpose, such as job applications, college admissions, or grant proposals.
Example: "The recent changes in the admission process have led to a decrease in applications from prospective students."
Alternatives: "a drop in applications" or "a decline in applications".
If one figure in the report might give anxious applicants, and their parents, some solace, it is this: nearly one of every three colleges reported a decrease in applications in 2009, compared with the year before.
From this we see that all areas in the UK have seen a decrease in applications on last year, the worst affected region is the East Midlands with a 20% decrease: Given the deadline for reading medicine at Oxford and Cambridge is passed it is interesting to note the 21% decrease in applications for professions allied to medicine on last year.
The results of a survey of 250 employers presented to the Immigration Law Practitioners Associationn's AGM on Saturday found that 39% of respondents had reported a loss of staff who were European Economic Area (EEA) nationals, 47% had reported a decrease in applications from EEA staff and 13% had increased their sponsorship of non-EEA workers.
Mr Monks said cases of postal voting fraud reported last year in the media had seen a decrease in postal voting applications in some areas In Birmingham, applications were down by 15% since last year, he said.
Moreover, Asia and South America are rapidly developing economies, while in the western economies after 2000 many investors lost their confidence in the biotech sector (see in Figure 1 the identical patterns of the S&P500 and the GPAs), which in turn can explain a decrease in international patent applications and GPAs.
The Virginia State Police, for instance, saw a nearly 50percentt decrease in applications between February and August, and only 31percentt of applicants actually showed up for testing.
[Gangaiah et al. (1999]) and [Kushwaha et al. (2000]) also reported a decrease in soil pH with application of wheat or rice straw.
Due to the observation that an induction of intralesional necrosis does not automatically correlate with a decrease in tumor size, the application of classical RECIST criteria may not be suitable to identify patients who benefit from the sorafenib therapy.
Evidence of a continuing slump in some areas of the economy can be seen in the decrease in applications for high-technology and telecommunications brands, which only a few years ago led the pack in popularity.
Regarding Zn Ni alloy coatings for automotive applications, a decrease in corrosion depth with increasing Ni content after long-term exposure to salt spray was observed, indicating improved perforation resistance.
These limitations lead obviously to a reduction in the performance of later devices or a decrease in the number of potential applications [18].
