Sentences with phrase «leveled off»

Howarth also noted that some satellite data says the global methane increases have come from the U.S., where cattle population has dropped and rice production has mostly leveled off.

The number of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa may have leveled off, according to new figures released today by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

«If it did cause autism, the prediction would be that once thimerosal was taken out of vaccines that then the numbers of cases of autism should have leveled off or gone down.

The return rate picked up as time approached into April, after which it leveled off and people came back at a stable rate.

There is hope, however, as CO2 from burning fossil fuels and other human activities appears to have leveled off in 2015 at roughly 40 billion metric tons of CO2 liberated into the atmosphere.

After years of steady decline, binge drinking appears to have leveled off this year, and public health researchers will be closely watching these behaviors in the coming years.

Overall and infectious disease mortality decreased from 1900 through 1950 (except for the 1918 spike) and then leveled off.

And while that sharp spike has leveled off, the amount of deals still remains much higher than before 2005.

During the early 2000s, environmental scientists studying methane emissions noticed something unexpected: the global concentrations of atmospheric methane (CH4)-- which had increased for decades, driven by methane emissions from fossil fuels and agriculture — inexplicably leveled off.

This study does not reveal why iron use has leveled off, though Mller suspects things like the substitution of lightweight aluminum for steel in cars, but it does reveal a glaring hole in how the U.S. is dealing with its scrap iron: 77 million metric tons of iron leave use every year, but only 57 million metric tons reach the recycling stage (and only 42 million metric tons make it back into use).

It is likely that the use of psychotropic medications leveled off due to numerous warnings issued in the mid to late 2000s.

The fuss began when studies showed that decades of warming appeared to have leveled off in 1998.

While the increase in childhood obesity has slowed or leveled off in many high - income countries, it continues to grow in other parts of the world, especially in Asia.

Groshen found, however, that since March 2003, payroll rates in IT and related fields have leveled off or turned positive, which means that job losses have eased, but job openings in IT have still not yet picked up.

Publicly released in 2014, the GAO report found coal production from federally leased land leveled off in 2002.

And while Democrats continue to enroll twice as many voters as Republicans, that trend has leveled off, according to statistics obtained from the county board of elections.

The Medicaid costs for Erie County residents enrolled in the government health care program are expected to soon crack $ 2 billion even though the number of local Medicaid recipients has leveled off after years of growth.

Then, she says, that number leveled off in the 2000s.

«Vermont schools are making the regulations work and increasing school meal participation through a variety of strategies,» says Anore Horton, Nutrition Initiatives Director at Hunger Free Vermont, «While there was some initial increase in plate waste as schools made adjustments to the new rules in the first year, they have since mostly leveled off.»

Though Wheaton's population over the past decade grew by nearly 8 percent, to 55,416 in 2000, mostly because of the mixed - use Danada development on the south end of the city that included about 700 single - family homes, its population has since leveled off, according to census statistics.

Despite a 56 % decrease in the national incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from 1.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 19921 to 0.53 death per 1000 live births in 2003,2 SIDS continues to be the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States.3 The decreased rate of SIDS is largely attributed to the increased use of the supine sleep position after the introduction of the «Back to Sleep» campaign in 1994.4 - 7 More recently, it has been suggested that the decrease in the SIDS rate has leveled off coincident with a plateau in the uptake of the supine sleep position.8 Although caretakers should continue to be encouraged to place infants on their backs to sleep, other potentially modifiable risk factors in the sleep environment should be examined to promote further decline in the rate of SIDS.

My milk suppy has leveled off.

After a few weeks my milk supply leveled off and my son's feeding times became routine, so I was able to get a little more freedom.

Since then, the percentage of public bets taking the over has leveled off at 60 %, but the total dropped another half - point to 48.

In the U.S., they were all the rage in the Roaring»20s, leveled off during the Depression, nearly died out in the»50s and made a comeback during the»70s.

Ingredients — Makes 3 mini loaves 1 1/2 cups (195gms) all - purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup, then leveled off with a knife 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp baking soda 1 1/4 tsp finely ground cardamom pods (from about 10 - 12 whole cardamoms) Pinch of salt 1 1/2 sticks (170gms) butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup (115gms) cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature

«The rate of consumers dining at restaurants over the last year has leveled off, but look beyond face value and you will see diners» dollars are now being spread across various out - of - home channels, not only concentrated at dine - in establishments,» said Jennifer Passmore, Regional Vice President at Technomic.

2nd loaf, I dipped the flour and leveled off, and used more flour on my hands to form.

Global Google searches for «vegan» have surged over the past five years, while searches for «paleo,» «gluten - free» and «low carb» have leveled off, Ms. Rabschnuk said in a separate presentation at Expo West.

1 1/2 cups, divided superfine sugar 3/4 cup cake flour, lightly spooned and leveled off 1/4 teaspoon salt 16 large egg whites, at room temperature, or 2 cups 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 oz fine - quality unsweetened chocolate, chilled, finely grated, refrigerated

I use more egg replacer than called for by putting in heaping teaspoons rather than leveled off teaspoons.

In poor countries the birth rate is soaring, while consumption has leveled off (which means per capita consumption is going down); in rich countries the birth rate has leveled off, while consumption is increasing.

There is also some talk that perhaps the increase in membership has leveled off, and that this may be one of the factors in Ralph Reed's decision to jump ship or leave the organization this past week, thinking that maybe it is time to leave the organization rather than preside over it in its plateau or perhaps its decline.

At that point people chose to have fewer children, and population leveled off without any political action.

These are tragic times... and can only be leveled off with equally dramatic love and faith in our God.

When the statistics leveled off in 1963, and Time magazine announced that the great postwar revival was over, church leaders were quoted as «thankfully saying «Amen.»»

Divorce rates have leveled off, premarital sexual activity rates are declining, and surveys show that hopes for future marital satisfaction and permanence among the young are high.

«Order totals leveled off to the averages we've seen so far this year, but they aren't out of line with analyst predictions,» AMT president Douglas K. Woods observed.

As oil production leveled off in the early 1990s, the tourism industry ramped up.

Structured annuity sales leveled off in the fourth quarter, but were up 10 percent compared to fourth quarter 2016.

Prices here dropped during the housing crash of 2008 but have since leveled off.

But they've leveled off a bit since then (as of spring 2017).

Rates have leveled off a bit since then, but they're still higher than they were six months ago.

Denton TX home prices have leveled off during the last few months as the rampant home price inflation seen throughout the DFW area softened the last few months.

Wow Microsoft really leveled off when you look at it like that.

FOMO Moments Crypto markets have leveled off a little this morning, no further gains have been made but the good news is that they haven't fallen again.

Oil prices have leveled off in recent weeks, but with the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program bumping up against a deadline, that could change.

In some markets such as California, home prices have leveled off a little from their relentless climb.

Volatility spiked in February and March but has now leveled off.

The value of such incentives soared in the 1990s, Mr. Bartik has found, but has largely leveled off since the early 2000s.