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The phrase "a slight decrease from" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when discussing a small reduction in quantity, value, or level compared to a previous measurement or point in time. Example: "The report indicated a slight decrease from last year's sales figures, suggesting a need for strategic adjustments."
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CBS' only original was the "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" compilation, which brought in 9.5 million viewers and a rating of 1.9 in 18-49, representing a slight decrease from a year ago. .
By Sunday night, the 143 homicides in that city marked a slight decrease from the 145 killings a year earlier.
At the end of the quarter, Chrysler said it had $11.9 billion in cash, a slight decrease from the $12.1 billion it reported a year ago.
That represented a slight decrease from the $247 billion forecast he initially made in June, up 7.8percentt.
This shows a slight decrease from January, when there were 120.3m, as there were fewer days in Feburary.
Princeton's 26,505 application total is a slight decrease from last year's 26,663.
That figure was a slight decrease from the peak number of complaints received in the independent board's history -- 5,618, in 1995.
But black and Hispanic people experienced 37% higher exposures to the pollutant than white people in 2010 – only a slight decrease from the 40% gap in 2000.
The latest White House budget calls for $17.7bn for Nasa, a slight decrease from 2012 after deeper cuts in the last decade.
Only 0.36% of sampled strains were nonsusceptible to linezolid, a slight decrease from 0.45% and 0.44% in 2006 and 2007, respectively.
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While Semple et al. found an average PM2.5 reduction of 86% in Scottish pubs two months after implementation of the law, Lee et al. came up with a slight decrease resulting from a partial law compared to a large decrease from a comprehensive law [ 12, 13].
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