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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a modest fall of" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a small or moderate decrease or decline in something. Example: "The stock market saw a modest fall of 3% yesterday, causing concern among investors."
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For example, it notes that in Tanzania, child mortality in the richest fifth of the population fell from 135 to 90 per 1,000 births over the research period, while the poorest fifth saw hardly any progress with a modest fall of 140 to 137 per 1,000 births.
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This represents a more modest fall of one per cent compared to the previous year.
In addition to this, the decrease of L-type Ca current would produce a more modest fall of the Ca transient [17].
Since the crisis, aggregate debt has risen further – to around 280 per cent – with a sharp rise in public debt (roughly from 40 per cent to 80 per cent of GDP) and a modest fall in household and corporate debt, though household debt is now rising back to the previous peak as mortgage borrowers chase a rising housing market.
The substantial reduction in risk of ketoacidosis occurred despite only a modest fall in overall HbA1c concentration.
With just a modest fall in oil prices, the sands' production would start to go.
Over the lifetime of the cohort, compared with no screening, all three scenarios would result in a modest fall in colorectal cancer incidence and a larger fall in colorectal cancer mortality (Table 3).
When the ONS published figures last month showing a relatively strong GDP growth of 0.6% in the second quarter, it had estimated a more modest fall in construction output of 0.4%.
Countrywide's prediction of a relatively modest fall in prices – back to the level in early 2016 – contrasts with gloomier analysts who argue the vote for Brexit will burst a bubble that has been building for years.
Economists had forecast a much more modest fall to 75.
Gold funds turn up on both sides of the ledger with First Eagle Gold showing a modest 14.4% fall while Midas Fund declined 60.7%.
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