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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a potential decrease" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility of a reduction in a certain quantity or value, often in contexts like economics, statistics, or analysis.
Example: "The study indicates a potential decrease in sales if the current trends continue."
Alternatives: "a possible reduction" or "a likely decline".
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For example, American kestrels are in sharp decline, while there is a potential decrease in golden eagles.
In his letter, Mr. Raske urged hospital officials to undertake a campaign to increase blood donations and "engage in contingency planning in preparation for a potential decrease in the blood supply".
Both of these outcomes are linked to a potential decrease in the TKR revision rate.
Another benefit of using SARPlan is a potential decrease in the operations costs.
Better utilization of the Interest Graph by services will lead to better ad targeting, and a potential decrease in reliance on CPM/CPC-based advertising.
Pensioners have been spared a potential decrease in their income after government statisticians decided not to change the method by which inflation is calculated by linking it to the increase in retail prices.
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A potential decreased response to viruses and bacteria due to DDE has been assessed in epidemiologic studies in children, but with some inconsistent results.
Most importantly, our study revealed a potential decreased all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality among women with breast cancer that had post-diagnostic PA levels of at least 5. PA is a modifiable behavior, which can to a large extent be controlled by women with breast cancer.
For an OFF-region a luminance increase generates a membrane potential decrease, i.e. the temporal response function is inverted.
A sharp potential decrease of around 500 mV was controlled by the deoxygenating phase.
The H40PAA8 microgels had a significant zeta potential decrease at pH > 4 continuing to −11 mV due to the p Ka of PAA (∼4.1).
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