The phrase "a steeper decrease in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in data, trends, or measurements, particularly when comparing the intensity or rate of decrease between different subjects or time periods.
Example: "The latest report indicates a steeper decrease in sales compared to last quarter."
Alternatives: "a sharper decline in" or "a more significant drop in".
A decreasing trend was observed in salmonellosis-associated hospitalizations, but the HACCP regulation did not seem to be associated with a steeper decrease in salmonellosis-associated hospitalizations after it was implemented.
In this study, we found a steeper decrease in HRD with aging in women than men.
This study could show a steeper decrease in oxygenation of muscle haemoglobin during exercise with WBV, where post exercise was followed by a transient greater oxygenation than baseline.
Children with comorbid autism had a steeper decrease in relative weight initially but regained a weight z-score above normative data.
Of notice, a steeper decrease in HR-HPV prevalence with age than that found in the NTCC study was observed in a study conducted in Central and Southern Italy [ 35].
Even bigger are the differences between the effects of WBV on the unloaded calf muscle observed here and the effects of WBV on thigh muscles during resistive squatting exercise which was causing a steeper decrease in SmO2 indicating a greater oxygen extraction than during mere squatting exercise (Yamada et al. 2005).
Last month, Morgan Stanley reported a steep decrease in its earnings because of some wrong bets on the direction of interest rates by its bond traders.
Records indicate a steep decrease in the number of rent-regulated tenants in the buildings owned by Mr. Cohen and the Kushners.
Migrant deaths along the United States border with Mexico rose last year despite a steep decrease in attempted crossings, according to the United Nations Migration Agency.
A study in July by the Pew Hispanic Center, part of the Pew organization, found a steep decrease in recent years in the flow of Mexican migrants, especially since 2007.
