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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a decrease in positions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing job openings, roles, or any situation where the number of positions is being reduced.
Example: "The company announced a decrease in positions due to budget cuts, affecting several departments."
Alternatives: "a reduction in roles" or "a decline in job openings."
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As recently as six years ago, postdocs were warned that salary increases in a new union contract would lead to a decrease in positions, but in fact the number of postdocs at UC has increased under the new salary scale.
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While a decrease in short positions may indicate more bullish views on prices, the volume of short positions can also be affected by complex trading strategies involving options, futures and other stock-related derivatives.
We'll also look at short interest data to see if there has been a decrease in short positions.
While jobs did move from one area to another, and it is possible that the industry as a whole saw a net decrease in positions, there was also a substantial shift from one area to another.
Results for the 12.7-cm-diameter detector show a decrease in the position of the Compton edge ranges from 4%to40%0% at detector orientations where the expansion volume exists between scintillating medium and the photomultiplier tube.
2, 13– 16 When the performance of older subjects was compared with that of younger subjects in cross-sectional studies, there was a decrease in joint position sense and an increase in the movement detection threshold.
A prediction of this model is that PABPN1-17ala nuclear inclusions would be altered in the genetic background of ribosomal DNA deletions that led to a decrease in wing position defects (Fig 6B).
In the USA, there has been a decrease in all advertised positions across the healthcare market, with a 50% decline in advertised nephrology positions [ 96].
Simulations of bisulfite-converted DNA show a decrease in identifying genomic positions uniquely in 6% of 36 nt reads and 3% of 70 nt reads.
On the other hand, our calculations show a decrease in surface energy in position 4 for {011} and positions 2 and 3 for {120}, which indicates an increase in the growth rate when l-leucine is substituted in these positions.
However, there is a decrease in D band position at ~1,340 cm−1 with increase in boron concentration, which is in agreement with reports given by Mondal et al. [18].
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