The phrase "a overall decrease in" is not correct; it should be "an overall decrease in." You can use it when discussing a general reduction in a particular area or metric.
Example: "The report indicates an overall decrease in sales over the last quarter."
Alternatives: "a general decline in" or "a total reduction in."
Number of people living below poverty line has risen, migration has taken place and more incidences of water related diseases have been reported by two interviews representing Impact NE (a local NGO) present in the group discussion and there has been a overall decrease in agricultural output in the village.
Aging in skeletal muscle is characterized by loss of motor neurons, variations in size and type of muscle fibers, infiltration of fat and connective tissue, and a overall decrease in muscle mass (sarcopenia) [ 1].
As far as the other budget cuts, Sullivan does not have a problem with an overall decrease in spending, although she is not specifically familiar with the programs Trump would be cutting and how it could impact students.
Application of a Bonferroni correction to these results yielded, as expected, an overall decrease in the power to replicate a main effect.
The department has pointed to a decrease in cyclist fatalities and an overall decrease in accidents as positive results of the city's expanded biking network.
With the coal scenario as the baseline, a general decrease in household counts and an overall decrease in induced household expenditure occur under the shutdown scenario.
The design with reduced connection capacity resulted in an increase in the beam weights, a decrease in the column weights and an overall decrease in the structural weight.
Surprisingly, [3H]palmitic acid labeled cells showed an overall decrease in lipid synthesis with a profile similar to what was observed during P-gp inhibition with GF120918 (Fig. 8E).
There was a significant main effect of time, suggesting an overall decrease in anxiety from baseline to follow-up.
