Sentences with phrase «general decline over»

Daily flow data for Lock 1 is available back to 1967, and it shows that while rainfall might be cyclical, flow volume has been in general decline over recent decades.

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He analyzed Nielsen data about Facebook's online audience over a 14 - month period ending Sept. 2017, and found a small, but general decline in people's use of Facebook.

It's important to keep in mind that a general decline in prices over time can seriously weaken the economy.

This decline reflects both the general weakness in the world economy and the appreciation of the Australian dollar over the period.

When the study began, the Surgeon General «s office was pressured into giving the three commercial networks veto power of approval over all 12 members of the committee, a prerogative which CBS declined, but which both NBC and ABC used to veto seven prospective members.

But the general decline in taste - bud sensitivity over time creates the impression that the little buds must get worn out — and what could be more wearisome than a plateful of hot wings?

With a four - way contest involving the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru at the 1964 general election, and a national swing to Labour, Roderic Bowen suffered a precipitate decline in his share of the vote to only 38.4 %; he was re-elected with a majority of 2,219 (7.4 %) over Labour.

The general macroeconomic stabilization however continues with reserves reaching over $ 45billion; inflation declining to 15.13 %; exchange rates holding stable; and capital markets active again.

Lamont gave her first post-election interview to The Politics Show Scotland on 18 December 2011, speaking of the «huge challenge» of rebuilding public trust in Scottish Labour after its election defeat of the previous May, and a general decline in support over the preceding decade.

Because medical inflation has outpaced general inflation and NCI has had a relatively flat budget over much of the last decade, the institute's purchasing power has declined substantially.

In general, cortisol levels gently decline over the course of the day.

However, general studies has been in decline over the past decade, with A-level entries falling by 12 per cent to 40,984 in 2011.

The study also seems to confirm a general decline in the use of ebooks by library patrons: «Over the past 12 months, 96 % of survey respondents read at least one print book, while 44 % read at least one ebook.»

Investors should also note that while bear funds may help to hedge against short - term declines, over the longer term they have performed poorly because of the general upward trend of the market.

In contrast, General Electric has declined 23 percent over the last decade.

Keeping an eye on bonds from Puerto Rico, the S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico General Obligation Index has returned 12.26 % year to date helping to offset a 2013 decline of over 20 %.

Due to this, the only breeders left breeding blues were those that did not pay as close attention to the quality in which they were producing thereby the general quality of blues has declined over the years.

Scientists have known about the dramatic decline in shark populations for over a decade, but only now I think it has registered with the general public.

Indeed, that region has seen a general increase in rainfall over the long term during most seasons (certainly no material decline).

There has been a general decline in CO2 over the past 50 million years, but no Antarctic glacier until it dropped to about 600 ppm, and also no Greenland glacier until it hit something well below 500 ppm.

However, pollinator populations in general have been declining over the last couple of decades [3]--[5].

Relative humidity averaged over Europe is more variable, but in general also shows a net decline over time.

As sea ice declines, it becomes thinner, with less ice build - up over multiple years, and therefore more vulnerable to further melting.15 Models that best match historical trends project northern waters that are virtually ice - free by late summer by the 2030s.25, 26,12 Within the general downward trend in sea ice, there will be time periods with both rapid ice loss and temporary recovery, 27 making it challenging to predict short - term changes in ice conditions.

The «man - made hysteria» associated with the global - warming fraud is a real threat to mankind in the sense that it a) has the potential to, and in fact is, turning millions of gullible individuals into fanatical, anti-human ideologues, b) diverting precious time, money and resources that could be more usefully spent elsewhere into the ridiculous and unscientific attempts by environmental extremists to «control the climate» via enforced — through government legislation and burdensome taxes — behaviour modification of supposedly free citizens, and c) giving the practice of science a bad reputation amongst the general populace, which in turn has been a major contributing factor to the general decline in the understanding of basic scientific concepts, and reality in general, that we have been witnessing over the last 40 years or so (ex.

A motivation for this new business model is the general decline in the sale of life insurance policies over recent decades.

Apple's ARKit augmented reality framework has seen only modest adoption from developers since it was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference, while growth has seen a steady decline since its official launch, according to App Store data gathered by Apptopia.ARKit enables iPhones and iPads running iOS 11 to superimpose computer - generated graphics over the real world, allowing developers to take their apps beyond the screen and into the user's environment.By using the built - in camera, processors, and motion sensors found in iOS devices, virtual content appears on top of real - world scenes, and users don't need any special equipment to enjoy them because ARKit does the heavy lifting.But despite initial excitement over the technology and a general consensus that Apple

The new rules have correlated with a general decline in cryptocurrency prices, but local exchanges and many analysts believe they will strengthen the ecosystem over the long - term.

On the other hand, employment in the manufacturing sector is projected to decline over the next decade, so manufacturing firms are expected to need fewer general office clerks.

Professional Experience United Media — a division of E.W. Scripps (New York, NY) 1988 — 2011 SVP / General Manager — Syndication & Web (2002 — Present) • Outline financial and strategic direction of business operations, directing all aspects of syndication division including sales, editorial, web, customer service, administration and production • Identify, develop and launch unique, valuable IP created by artists, writers and producers, including Dilbert and Big Nate • Negotiate client, talent, licensing and vendor agreements, working closely with in - house and external legal teams • Develop pricing strategies, competitor and market analysis, marketing and business plans for over 200 properties • Manage key talent relationships with IP including Charles Schulz / Peanuts, Scott Adams / Dilbert and Gemstar • Oversee and direct content for first and largest consumer - facing website in industry, comics.com, developing subscription and ad - based models and creating new features including e-commerce, widgets, RSS feeds and animations • Increase revenues, manage expenses, streamline workflows and create team environment to increase productivity, consistently exceeding profitability goals within a declining market segment

For example, life expectancy has begun to decline for Indigenous people in Australia and still exists at levels comparable to the rate for non-Indigenous Australians in the year 1900; incarceration rates and rates of over-representation in custody have increased since the Royal Commission over ten years ago - for example, Indigenous juveniles comprise 42 % of all juveniles in custody at any one time, despite being 2 % of the general population; and there has been limited improvement in health statistics in the past decade.

There was a general decline in overall rates of IPV over time for both groups.

After seeing a general decline in the divorce rate over the last 40 years, Nebraska has seen a recent increase in the number of divorces.

The general decline in sexism over the course of adolescence masks a contrasting effect of romantic experience, which suggests that heterosexual adolescents» desire to attract romantic partners may foster, rather than reduce, sexism.

Only Windsor, Ont., where concerns over the future of the automotive industry are having an impact on real estate in general, reported a decline in sales.