The phrase "generally weakened" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which something has decreased in strength or power over time. For example: Over the past several months, consumer confidence has generally weakened due to economic uncertainty.
Since March, the dollar has generally weakened as stocks have risen, but that relationship has shown signs of softening in recent weeks.
However, increasing either amplitude or radius of curvature generally weakened it.
Although brain slices derived from sham and SAR 2 W/kg exposed animals showed a generally weakened LTD effect compared to the cage controls, both conditions did not differ in their slope response values (psham vs. 2 W/kg = 0.06).
(3) The intensities of the peaks in the amide I region (1700 1600 cm–1) were generally weakened.
Exclusion of single loci generally weakened spawning site differentiation, but did not change the above pattern, thus indicating neutral behavior of markers.
For residents with dementia in nursing homes, the possibility for self-actualisation and freedom is generally weakened by the character of the disease [ 54].
Sixty-seven percent of internet users say their online communication with family and friends strengthens their relationships, while only 18% say it generally weakens those relationships.
We expect some restructuring to at least modestly improve the outlook for Anglo Platinum, and the generally weakening trend for the rand could be a tailwind for Anglo.
Its membership has slumped by a third in the past decade to 2.7m and its status as Germany's (and the western world's) biggest union is being challenged by a new service-sector union expected to embrace some 3.2m workers.As in other European countries, trade-union clout in Germany is generally weakening.
It was found that slippage effect generally weakens with increasing water-cut and mixture velocity.
However, strong wind shear, a factor that generally weakens tropical cyclones, had little effect on the developing storm.
