Sentence examples for drop in proportion from inspiring English sources
The city will not announce its new tax rates until the summer, but many like Mr. Breda say they fear that rates will not drop in proportion to the amount their properties were judged to have appreciated.
If an increase in fuel costs causes a commuter to switch from driving to telecommuting, for instance, his tailpipe emissions don't just drop in proportion to the fuel cost increase, they disappear.
In accordance with the second-order rate equation, the rate of release will drop in proportion to the falling [H2O2].
Of the 73.8% women who started ANC visits, huge drops in proportion were observed between the first and fourth ANC visits as well as between institutional delivery and postnatal care.
The last time there was a year-on-year drop in the proportion getting the top grade was in 1991, when there was a 0.1% fall.
There was a two percentage point drop in the proportion of entries awarded C or higher – the biggest fall since GCSEs began in 1988.
Official figures have shown a drop in the proportion of Neets – young people not in education, employment or training – as the economy has recovered from recession since mid-2011.
The study also noted a drop in the proportion of nonelderly adults who have visited a dentist in the past year, a possible indicator of declining dental insurance.
"Protected" is a misnomer in that even a real terms settlement represents a significant drop in the proportion of science funding as a percentage of GDP.
Ministers glossed over a marked drop in the proportion of pupils passing English on Thursday as they welcomed figures showing an overall increase in the GCSE pass rate.
