noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious , severe , significant
▪
Acid rain has caused severe ~ on the hillside.
▪ further
▪
He risks further ~ of his support among voters.
▪ rapid
▪ gradual , slow , steady
▪
the steady ~ of their civil liberties
▪ beach , coastal , shoreline , soil
▪ glacial , water , wind
▪ price
▪
the steady price ~ that has occurred in Japan
VERB + EROSION
▪ cause , contribute to , lead to , result in
▪ control , minimize ( esp. AmE ), prevent , protect sth from , reduce
▪ experience , suffer , suffer from
▪
The area suffers badly from coastal ~.
▪ increase
▪
This damages soil structure, which increases ~.
▪ see , witness
▪
The country has seen a progressive ~ of constitutional freedoms.
EROSION + VERB
▪ affect sth
▪
the areas worst affected by soil ~
▪ occur
EROSION + NOUN
▪ rate
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of sth
▪
the ~ of civil liberties
▪ the rate of ~