The phrase "a decrease in official" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It could be used in a context discussing a reduction related to an official capacity or status, but it needs additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "There has been a noticeable decrease in official attendance at the meetings this year."
Alternatives: "a reduction in official" or "a decline in official".
There was an increase in Central Committee officials working in the central government, the provinces, military and defence officials, public security officials and officials from mass organizations, but there was a decrease in officials from the sectors of information, social and cultural affairs, economics, business and financial affairs, and others.
U.S.-Russia relations have become more fraught in the last couple of years, the panelists said, because of a lingering "zero sum" mentality that leaves no room for compromise, the perception that there are no rules of the road left on issues like arms control and cyberwarfare, and a spike in domestic bilateral challenges coupled with a decrease in high-level official dialogue.
Conservation among customers has also led to a decrease in water revenues, officials said.
Since 2006, in Apulia, a decrease in incidence rates based on official notifications was observed, passing from 4500 varicella cases in 2006 to about 230 cases in 2012, corresponding to incidence rates of 1.1/1000 and 0.56/1000, respectively in 2006 and 2012.
Along with the uptick in arrests, especially at courthouses, Denver, Houston, and Los Angeles officials all observed a decrease in reports of crime associated with domestic violence this year.
Santa Ana officials have acknowledged a decrease in gang-related incidents in recent months, but in August, the number of deaths surpassed the 13 homicides that were attributed to gangs during 1991.
(AP) NEW JERSEY ELIZABETH: JAIL PLAN SHELVED -- Citing a decrease in the number of young detainees, Union County officials have scrapped plans to build a juvenile jail here.
Despite the lack of official statistics, anecdotal data show a decrease in the number of abandoned infants in Baby Friendly Hospitals.
Postal officials have credited the progress to increased efficiencies, a decrease in workers' compensation, and growth in shipping and package services — although first-class mail volume has declined.
As North American baby boomers age, park officials have detected an increase in motor homes and a decrease in back country camping.
