Sentences with phrase «is in decline as»

... Today, that preeminence is in decline as China, India, Brazil, and other emerging powers rise.

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

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.

Aging teachers may not understand a younger generation as well as younger teachers, and their motivation levels may be in decline as well.

Demand for Apple's iPad tablet is said to be in decline as competition finally heats up thanks to the $ 199 Kindle Fire from Amazon, and investors could be in for a disappointing fourth >>

Demand for Apple's iPad tablet is said to be in decline as competition finally heats up thanks to the $ 199 Kindle Fire from Amazon, and investors could be in for a disappointing fourth quarter as a result.

Except in 1911, the Animal Rescue League and ASPCA numbers presented by Forbush in a table appeared to reflect relatively stable cat populations, which might even have been in decline as the advent of the automobile reduced the numbers of stables ---- and rodent and cat habitat ---- in their respective cities.

By the mid-1960's, this «termination» philosophy was in decline as failed policy and Congress began to include Indian tribes in legislation designed to rebuild the social infrastructure of the nation and provide economic opportunities for economically - depressed areas.

Not exact matches

Further evidence of the decline can be seen in the decreasing rates of first - time patents since the 1980s, as well as increases in demand for professional licensing, which could further restrict new business opportunities by requiring expensive (and often unnecessary) credentials.

As of mid-May, the TSX was down 14 % over the previous 12 months, remarkably similar to the 15 % decline in the Shanghai Composite and 14 % on Hong Kong's Hang Seng.

Though Star Wars revenue declined slightly for Hasbro in 2016, the company said it is confident it will sell through inventory in the first half of 2017 as it ships more new products to retailers.

At various points in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, new stock market records and historically low unemployment rates were used as a synonym for a booming economy, or after the financial crisis, to signal that the economy was recovering — even though many workers and households experienced stagnating or steadily declining incomes for years or even decades.

As of 2012, it's estimated that the number of illegal immigrants in the country has actually declined by over 1 million people to a total of 11 million.

At the same time, part of the quarterly sales short fall was the lock of new innovative products as well as a decline in shoes that only recently had been best sellers.

«General Mills» decision to draw attention to the issue of declining bee populations marks the continuation of its commitment to purpose - based marketing, which means brands will go beyond traditional statements such as product benefit in order to align with what's really important to consumers,» Cossette chief creative officer Peter Ignazi told AdWeek.

The Independent was created in 1986 as an alternative to the existing British daily press, and for a time it was a successful business, but as the pressure of a declining print market continued to grow it faded rapidly from a readership of about 400,000 to less than 50,000.

Analysts saw some weakness in the results, pointing to a decline in the profit margins on the wireless side, and Shammo's comment that the rate of device upgrades would be roughly the same as last year.

Its shares declined 9 % in 2017 and 5.9 % year over year, though revenues were still up 9 % as of August.

Retailers are dipping their toes into the virtual world as a means to combat declining in - store purchases.

In addition to lower dealer inventories we've experienced tighter bid - ask spreads (which, interestingly, is a sign of the absence of dealers operating on a principal basis) as well as sharp declines in turnoveIn addition to lower dealer inventories we've experienced tighter bid - ask spreads (which, interestingly, is a sign of the absence of dealers operating on a principal basis) as well as sharp declines in turnovein turnover.

Nor is core as hot as it looks on paper, he said; the decline in the value of the dollar from a year ago is making imports more expensive.

«We think that the persistent declines in 3DS sales will be exacerbated by the introduction of Switch, which serves as a hybrid handheld,» he wrote.

Do the factors that caused the violent and historic decline in January 2016 suggest we are facing another major market crash as big — or bigger — than 2008?

In order to get digital to the point where it is compensating for print's decline, the Times would have to add as many new subscribers this quarter as it did in the last quarter, and then do so again in the next quarter, and the one after that, and the one after thaIn order to get digital to the point where it is compensating for print's decline, the Times would have to add as many new subscribers this quarter as it did in the last quarter, and then do so again in the next quarter, and the one after that, and the one after thain the last quarter, and then do so again in the next quarter, and the one after that, and the one after thain the next quarter, and the one after that, and the one after that.

The Fed permitted the quantity of money to decline by one - third from 1929 to 1933, just as the Bank of Japan permitted monetary growth to be low or negative in recent years.

If you accept the trends indicating digital is the future, while physical retail is in decline, Canada could find itself shut out entirely — as in, not even the branch plant benefits — from the retail part of the value chain.

The surplus was still down 47 percent from a year earlier, with the trade balance remained in deficit as the yen's decline has pushed up costs of imported fuels immediately while its impact on exports will take some time to be fully seen.

BlueRock's first two programs are treatments that could regenerate heart muscle cells after heart attacks and help replace certain neurons in the brain as they decline in people with Parkinson's disease.

Other companies reporting quarterly results today include book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), which is expected to report a decline in its fourth - quarter sales — a drop that would represent the company's fourth - straight quarterly decline — as the retailer faces the increasing threat of online rivals as well as underwhelming demand for its Nook e-readers.

After months of declines in Apple «s stock, sentiment appears to be mending as investors focus on steady earnings expectations and bet that the expected launch of a new iPhone will add badly - needed fuel to sputtering sales.

«Upward pressure on prices was weak in December, but we can expect price declines to narrow as the yen has weakened and this will eventually push up oil and gasoline prices,» said Shuji Tonouchi, senior fixed income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

Continued erosion in manufacturing industries in the United States and other nations, coupled with the rise in service industries in those countries, have changed the workplace, as has the decline in union representation in many industries (these two trends, in fact, are commonly viewed as interrelated).

Instagram's launch of Stories has been credited by some as the trigger for a decline in Snapchat's users base, something that analysts warned about when Snapchat went public.

But the iPhone's poor performance overshadowed a couple of other more positive surprises: iPad sales weren't as bad as they could have been and sales in Apple's «Other Products» division, which includes the Apple TV set - top box, Apple Watch, and Beats headphones, jumped after a string of declines.

As per the title, he thinks the urban environment is our greatest invention as a species, and explores the economic underpinnings of assorted cities, ascendant and in decline, today and through historAs per the title, he thinks the urban environment is our greatest invention as a species, and explores the economic underpinnings of assorted cities, ascendant and in decline, today and through historas a species, and explores the economic underpinnings of assorted cities, ascendant and in decline, today and through history.

«What is happening in the telecoms industry is that revenues are stagnant, if not on the decline, with [average revenue per user] under pressure for various reasons such as competition and market saturation.»

During an employment recovery, such as the one in the United States, we tend to see full - time jobs increase with small declines in part - time jobs as part - time positions are converted into full - time ones.

Any increase in TFWs in Southwestern Ontario should be seen as a surprise, as the labour market has been in decline in the region over the last decade, with London, Windsor and Hamilton experiencing significant declines in their full - time employment rates:

In particular, «agricultural commodities are supported by the dynamics of water shortages in Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-maiIn particular, «agricultural commodities are supported by the dynamics of water shortages in Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-maiin Asia and the Western United States, the declining payback from the green revolution in terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-maiin terms of improving crop yields and the increasing demand from Asia for a diet based more on grains and meat as the population becomes wealthier,» the group responded by e-mail.

He was referring to a prediction he had made nine months earlier that, before the recession was over, media companies would experience a decline in advertising revenue of as much as 40 percent.

Many of these suppliers also sell to the defence sector, where spending is likely to decline in coming years as countries, especially the U.S., try to reduce their deficits.

It was the latest in a string of quarterly declines in Apple's tablet business, which has been struggling to keep pace with two - in - one hybrid computers that can be used both as tablets and notebooks.

Penegor is certainly right about the downturn in sales at restaurants, as we have previously noted, and other fast - food chains such as Burger King and Taco Bell also saw sales declines in their most recent quarters.

For one thing, the concerns over the decline in crude oil prices may be overdone, it said, adding that the economy is still resilient and Malaysia is likely to maintain a trade surplus as demand for imports is also softening along with exports.

Declining access may be viewed by Japanese investigators as falling short of a pledge made by Seventh Fleet commander Vice Admiral Joseph P. Aucoin of full cooperation in the investigation.

Brazil was the only main market to see profits decline, for a sixth consecutive quarter, as Latin America's largest economy emerges unevenly and slowly from its worst recession in more than a century.

«Based on the current challenges in the power industry and a significant decline in orders, GE Power continues to transform our new, combined business to better meet the needs of our customers,» GE's statement said in flawless corporate speak: «As we have said, we are working to reduce costs and simplify our structure to better align our product solutions, and these steps will include layoffs.»

A study published in March in the journal Neurology suggested that women who were physically fit in middle age were roughly 88 % less likely to develop dementia — defined as a decline in memory severe enough to interfere with daily life — than their peers who were only moderately fit.

We already had some signs in the middle of 2016 that it was going to be a rough year for Apple: In the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook Prin the middle of 2016 that it was going to be a rough year for Apple: In the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook PrIn the second and third quarters of the year, shipments of Apple's Macs were declining way faster than industry average, as people waited impatiently for the company to release a new MacBook Pro.

China is the world's largest sheep meat producer with a flock estimated at nearly 140 million in 2011, but output has been declining as farmable land shrinks due to urbanisation.