The phrase "a dip in support" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a decrease or decline in the level of support for something, such as a project, initiative, or individual.
Example: "The recent survey indicated a dip in support for the new policy among the community members."
Alternatives: "a decline in support" or "a decrease in backing".
But party officials are braced for a dip in support, and the opposition smells blood.
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has slipped to second place after suffering a dip in support due to his close association with Park's Saenuri party – although he is not a member.
Pidgeon said that polls in the direct aftermath of the Fukushima accident had showed a dip in support for nuclear in the UK and elsewhere, though confidence did not collapse.
In a sign that the extremists are far from down – despite polls showing a dip in support for them – the party's spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris, who is not known for his humour, joked that they were visiting the Supreme Court "to turn ourselves in" – a thinly disguised reference to the ongoing inquiry into accusations they are a criminal organization.
His net approval rating has collapsed from +34 points a year ago to only +1 now, with 44% of voters saying that they are satisfied with the job he is doing and 43% dissatisfied.Gallup also shows a dip in support for Labour, although less steep than ICM's.
But in recent months they have become divorced from their natural ally, the Democrat Party of Mr Abhisit, and they have suffered splits and a dip in popular support.
Republicans saw a dip in Hispanic support in 2008, after eight years in which President George W. Bush and his political aides made a concerted effort to increase the Republican appeal to Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing group of voters.
The governing ANC endured a slight dip in support at a general election that saw the emergence of a new party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, determined to pick at the scabs of corruption and inequality.
DESPITE all the whirring of helicopter rotor-blades as prominent politicians are ferried to key constituencies and the humming of computer hard drives as new software programs pick out floating voters, the opinion polls have stayed steady since the beginning of the campaign, apart from a slight dip in support for the Conservatives (see chart) and a drift upwards for the Liberal Democrats.
Among Republicans, polls published since the Iowa caucus suggest a slight dip in support for Donald Trump, but not enough to make a dent in his considerable lead in the state.
The one-time frontrunner, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, lies in second place, having suffered a recent dip in support due to his close association with Park's Saenuri party – although he is not a member.
