Sentences with phrase «by widespread declines»

The altcoin markets were characterized by widespread declines, but two large - cap tokens managed to swim against the current.

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Declines in asset prices have become widespread across the region, in many cases amplified by the higher interest rates put in place to resist currency depreciations.

The usual assertions are (1) that this kind of religion is today on the defensive; (2) that the defensive posture is occasioned by the flourishing of «conservative churches» (although the alleged liberal enervation is also seen in more autonomous terms); (3) that the growth in religious conservatism and conservative churches is itself the result of widespread reaction against «secular humanist» values and against those who hold such values; (4) that our society as a whole has been experiencing a breakdown in moral consensus, a loss of moral coherence somehow connected with a decline in oldline Protestant dominance; and (5) that some or all of these happenings have been quite sudden, so that the early 1960s can be taken as a kind of benchmark — as a time before the fall.

The Staten Island assemblywoman hailed news that the FALN founder will decline to be honored at this year's Puerto Rican Day Parade following a widespread backlash — but slammed the pols for sticking by him in the first place.

By the 1950s, a declining mayfly population in the western basin of Lake Erie indicated widespread anthropogenic eutrophication (human activities resulting in more nutrients such as phosphorus in the water, leading in turn to decreased oxygen levels).

Chile's voucher program has led to widespread socio - economic stratification and a decline in public school enrollment, all while making little to no impact on student achievement.63 The program's design essentially creates three school systems: public schools attended mostly by the lowest - income students; voucher - subsidized private schools attended by more middle - class students, as they can charge additional fees or tuition; and nonsubsidized private schools attended by the wealthiest students.

Retail trade also pulled back by 1.3 per cent in March due to a widespread decline including a 3.9 per cent drop at motor vehicles and parts dealers.

The global conservation movement is little more than a century old and, throughout its life, has displayed a consistent and defining characteristic: a brave and worthy but often futile struggle against the forces of growing human consumption, typified by persistent and widespread declines in species» populations, habitats, and natural resources, and the rising specter of climate change.

Braille, the tactile writing system used by the blind, is not as widespread in the blind community as you might imagine — less than 10 percent of blind adults in the United States are able to read Braille and the number of Braille - literate individuals has been declining for decades as assistive technologies, audio books, and other substitutes replace Braille texts.