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Discover LudwigThe phrase "both decreases" can be correct and usable in written English
It is commonly used to refer to two things that are decreasing simultaneously or two factors that contribute to a decrease in something. Example: The implementation of stricter environmental regulations not only decreases pollution levels, but it also both decreases the negative impact on the ecosystem and improves the quality of life for local residents.
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Both decreases and increases in volume production have been reported.
The introduction of pension programs both decreases fertility and, subsequently, puts the sustainability of the welfare state in trouble.
"Avoiding health care can result in the delay of important routine screenings, diagnosis and treatment for health issues". This both decreases quality of life and increase health-care costs in the long run.
Analyzing within CEO variation, we find that increases in a CEO's level of materialism during his tenure are associated with decreases in the CSR scores in his firm, driven by both decreases in CSR strengths and increases in CSR weaknesses.
During pyruvate production, ethanol is produced as a by-product, which both decreases the amount of pyruvate and makes the recovery of pyruvate more difficult.
Our results showed that the addition of tannins directly led to both decreases and increases in the catalytic activity of enzymes, however, some differences between enzymes were observed.
A scenario with a wind-solar energy mix of 80/20, on the other hand, both decreases the total amount of surplus and has a significantly higher potential for arbitrage of the remaining surplus.
Both decreases were consistent with the precipitation of newly-formed sphalerite and wurtzite, two polymorphs of ZnS, forming < 2.5-μm-diameter spherical aggregates identified by microscopy and synchrotron-μ-XRD.
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Furthermore, water and gas production both decreased significantly.
Thereafter they both decrease very slowly.
And there are others where both decrease from previous months.
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