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Verbs as nouns

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  • The number of music downloads has increased steadily in the past ten years. --> There ...
    There has been a steady increase in the number of music downloads in the past ten years.
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  • The number of hip-hop downloads jumped sharply in the 1990s. --> There was a ...
    There was a sharp jump in the number of hip-hop downloads in the 1990s.
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  • From 1950 to 1960, the average length of pop songs gradually decreased. --> From 1950 to 1960, there was a _________ in the ...  
    From 1950 to 1960, there was a gradual decrease in the average length of pop songs.
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  • With their hit song "Macarena" in 1995, the popularity of the band Los Del Rio suddenly jumped. --> ________________________, there was a __________ in the ... 
    With their hit song "Macarena" in 1995, there was a sudden jump in the popularity of the band Los Del Rio.
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  • After the 1984 hit "99 Red Balloons", the popularity of German band Nena fell slowly. After _____________________, there  ...
    After the 1984 hit "99 Red Balloons", there was a slow fall in the popularity of German band Nena.
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  • The number of Spotify users climbed significantly from 18 million in 2015 to 100 million in 2019. --> There was a ...
    There was a significant climb in the number of Spotify users from 18 million in 2015 to 100 million in 2019.
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  • After steadily dropping, sales of vinyl records have been gradually rising. --> After a _________, there ... 
    After a steady drop, there has been a gradual rise in sales of vinyl records.
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  • In the early 1960s, country music's popularity fell steadily. --> There __________ in country's ...
    There was a steady fall in  country music's popularity in the early 1960s.
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