And there is a slight downturn.

To be sure, rapid population decline would create difficulties.

Some people say it's not population decline.

The result has been a dangerously rapid diminution of much needed Western support.

One of the big questions for 2015 is whether the decline will continue.

Inequality has been falling.

MIRANDA DE LAGE (S), in writing. (ES) The report on languages in the Community and the situation of Catalan on which we are going to vote went through a long and laborious process of preparation because the rapporteurs' intention was to reach consensus and unanimity, as indeed was the case when it was adopted in Committee.

The gradual slippage 'slippage' is the word used by the people in Watergate, moral slippage it's a gradual kind of thing, combination of things.

International reserves are dwindling quickly.

Most lose interest in school and show a decline in academic performance.

Expectations of a fall in money market rates increased during the year as the incoming information increasingly pointed to a decline in inflationary pressures .

Other administrative expenses also declined , primarily due to a reduction in consultancy and professional fees .

We had just changed the trend by reducing the percentage spent on agriculture.

Babies and children are geniuses until they turn seven, and then there's a systematic decline.

In fact, the benefits of demographic stability or even slight decline outweigh any adverse effects.

So, there is a little bit of slippage there.

It is easier to run down something that is partly invisible because it is not regularly or effectively measured.

But in America and elsewhere, there has been a marked decrease in security.

So, we set up a site in Mason County, Washington, and we've seen a dramatic decrease in the amount of coliforms.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and ultimately fatal disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function.

There are fundamental stories about technology and declining resources.

You see mental distress going up with lower income.

67 of the decrease occurred in non smokers.

30 percent decrease of production in the context of increasing population, that's a food crisis. It's global in nature.

In addition , the projections are based on the expectation of a decline in wage pressure over the projection horizon .

The chart shows that the strong rise in M3 growth was accompanied by decreasing ( but still relatively robust ) credit growth , subdued growth of longer term financial liabilities and higher net external assets . This contrasts strongly with the situation in 1999 when strong M3 growth was accompanied by high credit growth , pronounced growth of long term financial liabilities and a strong decline in the MFI net external position .

The reduction of overall expenditure commitments will create scope for a decline in the tax burden , thereby contributing to economic growth .

There's going to have to be a lessening of the amount of hatred in the world, given how dangerous it's becoming.

And you are helped to visualize the decrease of the infection.

In the second quarter a decline in the capital goods sector reinforced the decline in overall production .

This is plausible in terms of a future decline in the dollar s importance as a reserve asset and safe haven.

According to the numbers of MILLENIUM State of Mexico a diminution of four cases was registered in comparison with 2010.

L DOPA's a drug, as you know, given for treating Parkinson's disease, which is related to a decrease in dopamine.

Greater independence brings lower inflation

First, there was a 2.2 annualized decline from the first quarter of 2008 through the second quarter of 2009.

The trials that have shown a significant decrease in mortality are usually older, and other factors have compromised the results.

In the first quarter of last year, Greece actually experienced a slight uptick in growth and a small decline in unemployment.

Now you see this slight downturn at very advanced ages.

But look, the rate of lowering in Sweden was not fast.

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Banknotes in circulation ( liability item 1 ) decreased by EUR 1.6 billion to EUR 343.8 billion .

Banknotes in circulation ( liability item 1 ) decreased by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 344.6 billion .

Banknotes in circulation ( liability item 1 ) decreased by EUR 2.1 billion to EUR 342.2 billion .

Banknotes in circulation ( liability item 1 ) decreased by EUR 2.9 billion to EUR 340.9 billion .

The main scenario , therefore , remains one of elevated inflation rates over the short term , and with a gradual decline thereafter .