Oct 9, 2008 · Hi, I'd like to know what sounds better to you: "decrease in turnover" or "decrease of turnover" "decrease in pressure" or "decrease of pressure" "increase in taxes" or "increase of …

Oct 27, 2021 · Use "decrease" to match your description. Remember, what you should be describing is what the data represents, not the form it is presented in. This does not mean that …

Feb 18, 2014 · Hi, In A the proportion of hemicelluloses initially was X% and after the treatment it decreased to Y% of the total of components. I have doubts about "decreased to" - shouldn't it …

Feb 4, 2017 · Where have you seen "decrease something by X times" ? It is the direct translation of the phrase "decrease something by a factor of" from the russian language.

Nov 12, 2009 · These varying prepositions after certain verbs are always tricky even for native speakers. In your first sentence, "in" is most often heard before "price" though "of" is also …

Nov 27, 2015 · Could anyone tell me what would be the proper way to abbreviate the word "increasing"? Could it be "incr."? I'm also curious whether we need to have a dot here. Is there …

Jan 25, 2012 · Unfortunately English is ambiguous in this respect. People argue about it. Everyone thinks it's obvious that 'four times bigger' means X and 'four times as big' means Y, …

Feb 3, 2018 · Hi, Does "a trend of increasing/ decreasing" sound okay in my sentence below? "liver lipid peroxidation showed a trend of increasing during the light cycle and decreasing …

Jun 7, 2023 · Hello, forum gurus! According to educational psychologist Susan Engel, curiosity begins to decrease as young as four years old. Curious (from the 4th line) Is the bold font part …

Oct 21, 2008 · reduce/decrease When they are used in "verb + noun" form, what's (if any) the main difference between them? Are the following phrases correct? 1. reduce air pollution …