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"decrease the percentage" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when describing a decrease in the amount of some statistic or measurement, such as: "The company's profits decreased by 2% last quarter, so they are looking for ways to decrease the percentage of overhead costs."
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"You increase the number of voters registered, you may decrease the percentage turnout".
Changing the criteria to decrease the percentage seems dishonest and unethical.
Mr. Falus said Cushman & Wakefield expects to decrease the percentage of its ownership stake in these companies as they become successful.
We can all agree that we need to steadily decrease the percentage of oil in our nation's energy use.
In a country of only six million, the long-term presence of 600,000 Syrians — the Jordanian government says there are actually hundreds of thousands more — could further decrease the percentage of East Bankers.
As the price of Android tablets and phones continues to decrease, the percentage of users is likely to grow exponentially.
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NSW and Victoria were the only states to have decreased the percentage of their electricity sourced from renewables.
Melatonin decreased the percentage of contralateral biased swings induced by quinolinic acid.
HA-supplementation improved motility parameters (P<0.05 to P<0.001) and decreased the percentage of hyperactivated spermatozoa (P<0.05).
Water holding capacity increased with decreasing the percentage proportion of vermiculite (super fine).
Dominant-Negative CDK5 transfection also decreased the percentage of TUNEL-positive cells in isoflurane neurotoxicity.
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