Somehow we have to come out with an implementation plan and have a gradual decrease in police presence.

The gradual decrease of inflation in the 1980s and 1990s (again at under 10% in 1984).

However, there have been a gradual decrease in production during the 1950s.

Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can hear.

The public impression of the incident led to a gradual decrease of support for the campaign.

Fewer farms families has led to a gradual decrease in children at local schools.

The usual pattern was a sharp initial fall in heart rate followed by a gradual decrease throughout the dive.

The result is a gradual decrease in light intensity towards the image periphery.

This has led to a gradual decrease in the number of possible syllables.

In 1989 several restructurings had been carried out that lead to a gradual decrease of staff by 50%.