"material decline" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe a decrease in a physical object, or in an abstract concept such as a decline in a person's well-being. For example: "After years of mismanagement, the company experienced a material decline in profits."
Among the battleground states, only Ohio and Pennsylvania report a material decline in turnout.
"The move the last two days doesn't do anything to offset the material decline of the stocks," Mr. Wilson said.
"We expect a rapid, precipitous and material decline in Plavix net sales," company officials wrote in the 2011 annual report.
"Our key concerns revolve around the fiscal situation in the country and any material decline in India's potential growth rate," Art Woo, director of Asia Sovereign Ratings at Fitch Ratings, said in a telephone interview.
In lowering its rating for Citigroup, Lehman Brothers said that "although we believe a material decline in the share price is unlikely from the current level, we believe the shares are likely to underperform near term due to the implications of a very tough operating environment, economic uncertainty and significant headline risk".
Chief executive Roger Taylor said: We expect to deliver full year profits for Carphone Warehouse Europe in line with guidance, despite the market shift from 18 to 24 month contracts, a material decline in the prepay market and a tough consumer environment.
However, "we expect a very subdued spending environment, not material declines," he added, because of a growing belief that the recent moves by governments around the world to thaw the frozen credit markets "will loosen things up".
However, the requirement of solid material declines always with the porosity which may be an extremely important where gain in weight with the attachment of fins opposes always to the implementation of a final design.
The level of C5 sugars in the pretreated material declined rapidly, as shown in Figure 5. Whereas 75% mol/mol C5 sugars in the raw material could be recovered at a CS of 2.70, only 23% mol/mol were recovered at a CS of 3.93.
In one example of how this could work, Dr Chris Tisdell told Computer World Australia that he tries to "post [his videos] as soon as possible after the lecture, as students probably see the value of course materials decline with time".
As the war dragged on, the quality of the painters' materials declined.
