Decrease in of - WordReference Forums 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 taxes" "drop in income" or "drop of income" Is there a certain way to know when to chose IN and when OF?
The decrease in of - WordReference Forums "The decrease in oil consumption" is the correct way of saying this "Decrease of sth " is used more for expressing by how much something has decreased, e g They saw a decrease of 40% in sales etc
increase decrease (by) . . . times - WordReference Forums Dear English speakers, could you help me decide whether I must use 'by' to specify how much times one number increased decreased in relation to another number, as in the example below To me, it looks like there is substantial difference in the meaning The company's revenue increased two
decrease or decreases? - WordReference Forums 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 you cannot say that the number of local calls decreased in each of the three years 2000-2002, and then use "decreases", but don't feel that you have to describe the shape of the chart If the data had been plotted on a line
To increase decrease reduce by X times times. 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, but they disagree about X and Y If the budget was £1000 and it increased (by) eight times, or by a factor of eight, or by eight, is it now £8000 or £9000? We have previous threads about this, though I'm not sure how you
Increase or Decrease of Ratio - WordReference Forums Is the second sentence below referring to an increase or decrease of the ratio? "In 2010, the ratio was 1 out of 100 In 2013, the ratio became 1 out of 200 "
decrease up down to - WordReference Forums Hi, can you tell "temperature was decreased up to -20ºC"? I don't know if you can tell "down to" instead any suggestion? thanks for helping
decrease by 2 by 2 times - WordReference Forums 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
begins to decrease as young as… | WordReference Forums 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 correct? Shouldn't it be "decrease at as young as four years old"? Some help or hint would be greatly apreciated
Decrease - active passive voice | WordReference Forums 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 be in the passive voice? Like "it was decreased" for example Same doubts I have about "stabilized": and the