The phrase "a serious decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant reduction in quantity, quality, or intensity of something.
Example: "The report highlighted a serious decrease in customer satisfaction over the past year."
Alternatives: "a significant drop in" or "a substantial decline in".
But changes in DARPA's priorities have led to a serious decrease in funding for basic computer science research.
Finally, for devices powered by small batteries or by energy scavenging, the use of a radio for transmitting packets results in a serious decrease in network lifetime.
It also improved the resistance of bitumen against rutting and fatigue cracking, without causing a serious decrease in the resistance of bitumen against thermal cracking.
To avoid the extra variance caused by resampling while coping with particle degeneracy, a hybrid algorithm is proposed which automatically switches between SIS and APF according to whether a serious decrease in the effective sample size is detected.
DARPA Changes Reverberate in the Computer Science World Jim Kling, 24 June 2005 Changes in the priorities of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) priorities have led to a serious decrease in funding for basic computer science research.
The result is that most lyceum graduates, aged 18, had their last contact with the theory of evolution in gymnasium at the age of 14. Surely this will lead to a serious decrease in the public understanding of evolution and will have a negative impact on the future scientific potential of Poland (see also Miller [2008] discussion of the risks of weak science education).
In response to a serious decrease of glutathione, the body could compensate by increasing other (non-thiol) antioxidants.
The serious decrease in chlorophyll content in the presence of DMSO is further proof of our previous hypothesis that the DMSO will negatively affect microalgal growth and activity.
However, strong CT state usually causes serious decrease in photoluminescence (PL) efficiency due to the small overlap between HOMO and LUMO.
Republicans will never get what they allegedly live for a serious decrease in the size, scope, and cost of government unless they bite the bullet on military spending.
The disease leads to serious decreases in crop yield and significant economic loss in agriculture and therefore threatens global food security.
