Rewrite the following sentences by using 'decrease' and some other words. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
The profits are down by 1.9 per cent as compared to last year, which is viewed as a sharp decline by our senior management. The profits are down by 1.9 per cent as compared to last year, which is viewed as ...... by our senior management.
The exports in our country have suffered a significant drop of nearly 4.3 per cent this year. The exports in our country have suffered ...... nearly 4.3 per cent this year.
We have seen a slight drop in imports over the summer. We have seen ...... imports over the summer.
The CFO has briefed us on a 2.4 per cent fall in the sales of our branded goods. The CFO has briefed us on ...... the sales of our branded goods.
Mr Livingstone, our chief accountant, has made it clear that the company's profits have dropped by 2.1 per cent since the last quarter. Mr Livingstone, our chief accountant, has made it clear that the company has suffered ...... since the last quarter.
There seems to have been a rather marginal drop in the production of our new tables. There seems to have been ...... the production of our new tables.
The table shows a gentle downswing in the purchase prices of second-hand wear. The table shows ...... the purchase prices of second-hand wear.
There's been a prominent drop in the birth rate all over the world in the last ten years. There's been ...... the birth rate all over the world in the last ten years.
These days petrol prices are far from going down. These days it's unlikely we'll see ...... petrol prices.
Some of our staff say that the prices of sweets in the company bar have dipped by as many as 10 per cent over the past month. Some of our staff say that there's been ...... the prices of sweets in the company bar over the past month. Incidentally, the prices may have dropped by as many as 10 per cent.