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The phrase "a great decrease in the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant reduction in quantity or amount of something.
Example: "The recent report indicated a great decrease in the number of participants in the study compared to last year."
Alternatives: "a significant drop in the number" or "a substantial reduction in the number".
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"I think it would lead to a great decrease in the number of lemon law claims that would be filed by consumers, and a huge decrease in the number of class-actions that could be filed by dissatisfied customers against manufacturers for product defects," she said.
A combination of laser and OVA further dispersed the cells, as reflected by a drastic increase in the number of single cells in the dermis, concomitant with a great decrease in the number of cell clusters over OVA alone (Figure 2A).
We found that knockdown of MMP9 resulted in a great decrease in the number of migrating cells into the wound area, and similar results were obtained when cell invasion, adhesion and cell morphological character in 3D culture system were tested.
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d Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ); range 0 to 100 with higher numbers indicating a greater decrease in quality of life.
d Euroqol 5D (EQ-5D); range from −0.33 to 1 with lower numbers indicating a greater decrease in quality of life.
c Euroqol 5D (EQ-5D); range −0.33 to 1 with lower numbers indicating a greater decrease in quality of life.
Moreover, there was a greater than twofold decrease in the number of irradiated NSPs in S phase, which was paralleled by a greater than twofold increase in the number of NSPs in G2/M phase.
Cut-point analysis was conducted to determine the number of pN0 nodes associated with the greatest decrease in the odds of receipt of RAI.
"If there is a real decrease in the number of bias incidents, that's great," said Clarence Patton, director of community organizing for the Anti-Violence Project.
Moreover, men who increased their exercise saw a corresponding decrease in the number of fractures.
Studies also show a simultaneous decrease in the number of dopamine receptors created.
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