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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a long term decline of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a gradual decrease or deterioration in a particular area over an extended period.
Example: "The report highlights a long term decline of biodiversity in the region, raising concerns among environmentalists."
Alternatives: "a prolonged decrease in" or "an extended downturn of".
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"We will inevitably see a long term decline of the native ash.
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And that comes at the end of a long-term decline of the reef, Kelleher said.
The result of all this is likely to be a long-term decline of US power and prosperity, because Americans no longer invest collectively in their common future.
Interestingly, it suggests that the eruption of the wildebeest population, despite the positive effects on the extent and rate of grassland production, may be driving a long-term decline of other grazers such as Thompson's gazelle and buffalo.
But conspicuously absent from the study is any discussion of what should be done to reverse a long-term decline of employment in L.A.'s entertainment industry.
Romney's strategists were "virtually certain that the campaign would turn on the economy and voters' dissatisfaction with the president's performance". Obama's camp believed that voters saw the country's economic troubles as part of a long-term decline of the middle class and that Romney's background made him uniquely ill-suited to address their concerns.
As predicted, meta-regression over the last measurement points of all studies suggested a long-term decline of walking speed.
"There is a very concerning trend of a long term decline in the number of breeding hen harriers in Scotland," added Wendy Mattingley of the Scottish Raptor Study Group.
"There's been a long-term decline for decades in volume sales of beer.
The progressive closure of docks, cutbacks in railways and the closure and relocation of industry contributed to a long-term decline, removing many of the traditional sources of low- and semi-skilled jobs.
The use of illegal drugs among the younger age group of 16 to 24 has, however, undergone a long-term decline, from 29% of the age group reporting they had used an illicit drug in 1996 to 20% in 2010/2011.
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