Sentences with phrase «decline as»

We found that for all 3 measures marginal returns decline as annual GSI increases.

The researchers note that while there is some discussion as to the dating of the Tula civilization, «it appears that Tula was established during a relatively stable climatic interval and went into decline as climatic conditions became more volatile.»

Fertility rates generally decline as development rises, and this has indeed been happening in most industrialized nations.

Tropical plants and evergreen shrubs, still plentiful about 5,500 years ago, began to decline as the area dried out over the next 1,000 years.

Proponents of the military's biofuels program argue that the high cost of advanced biofuels should decline as production ramps up.

Most institutions responding to the survey expect the number of students seeking postgraduate study in England to plateau or even decline as a result of the high undergraduate fees introduced in recent years and increasing global competitiveness.

The scientists hypothesized that the regenerative capacity of the species with shorter life expectancies would decline as they aged.

«If we're predicting a 29 - degree optimum and another model is predicting a 35 - degree optimum, the other model will say that climate change will increase transmission,» she said in a Stanford - issued media release, adding that if local temperatures are already near optimal temperature, infections may decline as temperatures rise.

... the fact that smoking rates for individuals receiving mental health care have not experienced the same rates of decline as the general population suggests limited adoption of integrated treatments and ongoing barriers to cessation treatment in mental health care settings.»

«We wanted to look at aging, particularly dementia and cognitive decline as people get older, and the importance of sleep.

Relentless cognitive decline as we age is worrisome, and it is widely thought to be an unavoidable negative aspect of normal aging.

Testosterone levels decline as men age, and some men develop low testosterone levels and symptoms.

Habitat destruction has been a major cause of its decline as agriculture spreads through its homeland.

«It is normal for the birth of new neurons to decline as we age,» said Santhakumar.

Those numbers began to decline as settlers pushed west, and the bottom fell out in the late 1800s.

This final quality played a pivotal role in its decline as a structural material for large buildings, says David Barber, a Washington, D.C. - based fire engineer and expert in wooden buildings at the engineering firm Arup.

If this were to lead to Wikipedia's eventual decline as a cultural force, it would be an odd fate for a project once dubbed too crazy to work.

They routinely monitor around 50 ozone - depleting chemicals in the atmosphere, some of which are now in decline as a direct consequence of the Montreal Protocol.

In recent times, industrial relations has been in decline as a field, in correlation with the decline in importance of trade unions, and also with the increasing preference of business schools for the human resource management paradigm.

Catches of dorado are in decline as the catfish is failing to navigate two dams on its epic spawning run.

As climate change became a concern, researchers assumed that warming would favor the ice - avoiding chinstrap penguins, sending the Adelies into decline as more and more of their winter sea - ice home disappeared.

The base population began to decline as the United States formally ended its combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, falling to 17,269 last year.

Zimbabwe was once one of Africa's most promising economies but suffered decades of decline as Mugabe pursued policies that included the violent seizure of white - owned commercial farms and money - printing that led to hyperinflation.

Middle - class tax rates will decline as scheduled if lawmakers leave them alone.

«To see the Methodist Church falling into line behind the Church of England in seeing the latest reforms as an opportunity for a land - grab within the state - funded system marks their further decline as a force for reform and dissent within England.

More generally the new England and Wales statistics showed that religious marriages continued to decline as a proportion of legal marriages.

Globalisation has seen traditional manufacturing decline as a share of the UK economy in the face of low - cost competition from the Far East.

He said government will «continue with the fund so as to be able to cushion farmers, should the world market price begin to decline as we move into the future.»

Its popularity among voters is also in steady decline as numerous studies show it has no positive impact on crime rates.

** Author's Note ** The 1983 film «Doctor Detroit «really marked the beginning of Dan Akroyd's slow decline as an actor.

Canada's former chief information officer recently attributed Canada's decline as a world leader in digital government to the removal of funds dedicated to allowing departmental silos to work together.

UKIP has performed well in recent West Midlands European elections — winning 3 of the 7 regional seats — but the party is unlikely to represent a significant force in Birmingham next month, as their current decline as an electoral force in British politics continues.

Over time, it could add 10,000 to 15,000 people to HASA's caseload, though that estimate could decline as the HIV prevention elements of the state plan are implemented.

The centralisation of power in the two main political parties has arguably contributed to their decline as mass political movements.

Further, over the last year these costs have started to decline as the number of cattle slaughtered for TB has dropped by almost ten per cent - a result of tighter biosecurity, controlled movements and TB testing systems forced on the UK government by the European Commission.

But every day I'm afraid it will start to decline as all the medical professionals have assured me it eventually will.

«It names and shames those companies and reminds the world that breastfeeding rates will continue to decline as long as corporate promotion is allowed to compete with breastfeeding and undermine mothers» confidence,» it said.

Repeated studies have shown that average sperm counts have fallen by almost half from 1938 levels and are continuing to decline as fast as 2 percent a year.

With so many conversions and changes, it's very easy for the signal quality to decline as well as the quality of the output with analog cables.

I don't think Wenger makes mistakes all that often, but I think he must take some responsibility for Gilberto's decline as a player for Arsenal.

Back to DDR — its only natural that his appearances will decline as he ages, but the flexibility he's shown as a central defender makes him eminently more useful.

The 30 - year old player's game time has seen a steady decline as the seasons come.

Otherwise I fear that this could be the year that we finally turn into a mid table club, miss 4th place and begin a swift decline as recruiting players becomes even more tricky without champions league football.

I feel he's lost his midas touch and as long as hes here the new players such as sanchez, chambers, debuchy and welbeck will only also decline as characters and they soon will feel the aesene effect.

Kroenke also talks about growing the brand, until he realises that to grow the brand you need success on the field, (fourth in PL is no longer good enough) then arsenal will not progress and may decline as fans get fed up with paying top dollar for mediocraty.

As Puyol begins his decline as a player, Luiz would be the long - term answer alongside Gerard Pique at the heart of the Barcelona defence.

In truth, it's difficult to see Neymar leaving any time soon as ultimately, at 25 years of age, he has his whole future ahead of him still and will undoubtedly be the face of the club moving forward as Lionel Messi edges closer to the latter stages of his career, albeit without showing any sign at all of a decline as of yet.

on it's own, without some deft maneuvering to fill out the roster and hopefully no decline as 3 of the 5 starters move into their 30s.

Are we going to make a statement & sign 3/4 players that we actually need or make 1 signing that's a luxury & we will continue to decline as a club under Woeful Wenger?

He is older, has a smaller contract, and is seeing his role reduced which is contributing to his decline as a player.