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The phrase "a decrease in compensation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in salary, wages, or benefits in a professional or financial context.
Example: "Due to budget cuts, there will be a decrease in compensation for all employees starting next month."
Alternatives: "a reduction in pay" or "a drop in salary."
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"Ivan took a decrease in compensation last year.
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Figure 2 further illustrates a significant three-way interaction between AQ, vocalic context, and subject's sex, showing that, while females exhibit a decrease in perceptual compensation of vocalic context as a function of decreasing AQ score, no such effect is observed in males.
Also under litter cover, D. muscorum showed three common adaptations to shade conditions: a decrease in the light compensation point, in the light intensity needed to achieve 95% of maximal net photosynthesis, and in the chlorophyll a/b ratio.
In order for the team to afford both players, Kariya took an $8.8 million paycut from his $10 million salary with Anaheim the previous year, marking the highest decrease in compensation for a player in NHL history.
A decrease in the tax deductibility of total compensation reduces total compensation.
But questions linger about the potential for what public health scholars call the Achilles' heel of H.I.V. prevention: a phenomenon known as "risk compensation," whereby a decrease in perceived risk results in an increase in risk-taking behavior.
From these results, the following empirical predictions can be derived: A decrease in the tax deductibility of total compensation reduces pay-performance sensitivity.
Exercise training does not seem to prevent the age-associated decline in physical activity because of compensation by a decrease in non-training physical activity [1].
Compensation for a decrease in the strength of one binding site by increasing the affinity for another site has been shown experimentally for activation of Pol II by the Epstein-Barr virus protein ZEBRA [34].
These results suggest that Rasl11b does not act as an inhibitor of Nodal pathway and that the rescue of Zoep mutants by rasl11b knock down is not due to a simple compensation for a decrease in Nodal signaling but highlight the specificity of rasl11b knock down suppressor effect on the Zoep phenotype.
This may reflect changes in nursing practice and/or compensation for a decrease in the availability of other nurses.
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