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The phrase "a decrease number of" is not correct in English.
The correct form should be "a decreasing number of." You can use it when discussing a reduction in quantity or frequency of something over time.
Example: "There has been a decreasing number of participants in the annual event over the last few years."
Alternatives: "a declining number of" or "a diminishing number of."
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Cell cycle analysis using flow cytometry showed an accumulation of THP-1 cells in G0/G1 phase, which was associated with a decrease number of cells in the S phase (Fig. 3A).
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He is one of a decreasing number of prelates appointed before 1978 when the current Pope, John Paul II, was elected.
Aviation workers' unions have expressed concern, though, that a decreasing number of airlines would mean far fewer jobs and would turn the industry into an anticompetitive cartel.
"It looks to me like a decreased number of runbacks played a role.
The congenital forms are associated with a decreased number of osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells) or decreased osteoclast function.
This, in turn, causes a decreased number of lymphocytes and a drastically increased susceptibility to infection (severe combined immunodeficiency, SCID).
From north to south across the permafrost area in North America, a decreasing number of wedges crack frequently.
Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke report in Tuesday's issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine that people with Parkinson's disease also have a decreased number of nerve endings in the heart.
"When it comes to the new headquarters of non-European countries – Chinese companies for their European branch, for example – a decreasing number of them will choose Britain," he said.
Less competition for trash hauling is in turn compounded by what waste experts say will be a decreasing number of landfills willing to take the city's garbage in years to come.
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