The phrase "a smaller decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the extent of reductions or declines in various contexts, such as statistics, economics, or any situation involving measurements.
Example: "The new policy resulted in a smaller decrease in emissions compared to last year's regulations."
Alternatives: "a lesser reduction in" or "a minor decline in".
The prime minister added that he was in favour of a smaller decrease in the abortion limit.
Within the figures there was a smaller decrease in infrastructure building, of 2.4%, thanks to major projects such as Crossrail.
However, there was a 16% decrease in reports of incidents involving supporters and also a smaller decrease in incidents at a grassroots level.
But he did say he would support calls for a smaller decrease in the abortion limit should the issue come up for a vote in parliament.
Plots with a lower plant density demonstrated a smaller decrease in yield due to waterlogging.
The VT setting of 800 mL had a smaller decrease in PETCO2 to 28 mmHg (Figure 1: dotted lines).
The samples with pore-dominated pore structure show a smaller decrease in permeability with increasing confining pressure compared to the microfractured samples.
The H-PP based materials show a smaller decrease in the D-B transition temperature compared to L-PP based materials in the presence of MMT.
A smaller decrease in the dissociation temperature was observed with salts that contained the larger sulfate anion when compared to salts that contained the smaller chloride anion.
In HIV-1-infected patients harbouring the M184V mutation (M184V), lamivudine monotherapy leads to a smaller decrease in CD4 percentages (CD4%) than treatment interruption, possibly due to the reduced fitness of the mutated virus.
Third, for the elderly with non-chronic diseases average drug cost per prescription experienced a smaller decrease in essential drugs but a moderate increase in non-essential drugs for the cost-sharing group.
