Nov 6, 2010 · "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% …

Oct 19, 2007 · To my ears, 'will have to be decreased' sounds even stranger than 'will have to decrease'. I would look for some other way of saying it. And although the verb 'decrease' exists, it is somewhat …

Jan 9, 2023 · For example, the percentage of people aged over 65 in China decreased sharply to 100... in 2000. Or sharply decreased to 100... in 2000. Is it really OK to put sharply on either side of the …

Sep 23, 2019 · The sentences are written in neutral terms, without expressing a viewpoint, so "improvement" seems a little out of place without a wider context. Similarly, "decline" has a rather …

Aug 9, 2018 · What will a native use: Can you please turn down the volume? Or Can you please decrease the volume? Or Can you please lower down the volume/ lower the volume? Is there use …

Mar 1, 2019 · 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 …

Jan 25, 2012 · Hello everybody. I have some problems when I want to say that something needs to be increased/decreased several times. I don't want to use "six,seven-fold"...

Oct 17, 2015 · Hello, Are the following sentences grammatical: "Crude oil prices are expected to decrease to/go down to $50 a barrel by the end of December"? I think that "go down" might work …

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 taxes" …

Jun 5, 2006 · 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.