The phrase 'severe declines' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a large decrease in the value or amount of something, such as in the sentence: "The country experienced severe declines in tourism following the economic recession."
After adjusting for several covariates, LTC residents with anemia, and many of those with moderate to severe declines in Hb level, had significantly poorer outcomes in both ADL functioning and HRQOL.
Still, many tech stocks had severe declines.
New parks in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, now in their second or third seasons, have experienced severe declines in attendance.
(Read the United States Geological Survey report Severe Declines in Everglades Mammals Linked to Pythons for more).
Key habitats showed "severe declines in abundance and condition", populations of species such as sharks, rays and dugongs were falling and water quality was declining.
Less severe declines in technology stocks helped to contain losses on the Nasdaq composite index, which was down 1percentt, or 19.35 points, to 1,731.08.
Severe declines in catches of stocks fished by fleets of factory trawlers caused such concern that coastal states pressed for protection of the resources off their shores.
The degrees of loss vary widely, with a few station owners still experiencing severe declines in business, and others feeling little or no effect.
They said the proposed changes came at a time of sustained and severe declines in donations because of the recession and cuts in government contracts for nonprofits.
"The BLM must not wait to act to protect the desert tortoise," nine environmental and wildlife groups wrote in their letter, which cited a recent study showing how livestock grazing causes severe declines in tortoise populations.
My committee investigated this issue this year, and not one of our many witnesses challenged the idea that wild bees and other pollinators have experienced severe declines in the UK.
