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The phrase "a decrease in growth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in the rate of growth in various contexts, such as economics, biology, or personal development.
Example: "The recent economic report indicated a decrease in growth compared to the previous quarter."
Alternatives: "a decline in growth" or "a reduction in growth".
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If there is a decrease in consumption, France will have to face a decrease in growth, which will produce an even higher unemployment rate.
The diet with taurine supplement but without methionine showed a decrease in growth, suggesting that methionine was then limiting.
In comparison, the U.S. PMI was 51.1 in August and 52.7 in July, reflecting a decrease in growth but not a decline in activity, and Europe's PMI slipped slightly to 52.2 in August from 52.3 in July.
The Avrami exponents decreased from 3 to 2.8 above the crystallization temperature of 220 °C, indicating a decrease in growth dimension.
It is proposed that such a decrease in growth rate is due to the decrease in the perturbation pressure gradient inside the mixing layer.
"There are lots of studies that show the inhalant corticosteroids produce a decrease in growth in prepubertal children," said the lead author, H. William Kelly, referring to the class of chemicals that includes glucocorticoids.
When a decrease in growth rate was observed with time, standard Baranyi's model was chosen, although the search for new mechanistic models specific for moulds would probably improve the estimations.
In the culture at the low seeding density, an increase in confluence degree accompanied a decrease in growth potential (Rp), being Rp = 0.85 and 0.11 at t = 48 and 672 h, respectively.
These results show that: 1) growth of summer flounder fed a diet in which 60% of the fish meal was replaced with soy protein concentrate was similar to the growth seen in fish fed fish meal diets; 2) addition of increasing amounts of soybean meal in the replacement diet led to a decrease in growth compared to diets with fish meal.
Still, a decrease in growth is still growth, right?
A decrease in growth rate was observed at the higher substrate concentrations.
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