Sentences with phrase «steady global decline»

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However, thanks to a global patrol effort, piracy has continued to be on a steady decline in the Arabian Sea.

From nickel to soybean oil, plywood to sugar, global commodity prices have been on a steady decline as the world's economy has lost momentum.

According to the 85 - year - old pontiff, after considerable prayer and reflection on his physical stamina and mental acuity, he concluded that his declining faculties left him unable to helm the Church's ambitious regressive agenda and guide the faith's one billion global followers on their steady march away from modernity and cultural advancement.

A capsule of his findings would include the following facts: Over the past century, Christian populations in the West have either been holding steady or declining, while in Africa, Asia and Latin America — the «global South» in current geopolitical coinage — the numbers have been rising significantly and in some cases dramatically.

If the «multipolar moment» develops simultaneously with a slow, but steady decline of American global power, the NAM is likely to play a non-marginal role.

Using global climate models is a way that scientists can size up climate outcomes using inputs of historical measurements and estimates of future conditions, depending on whether greenhouse gases are held steady, increase, or decline.

If the U.S. dollar continues its steady decline, and the U.S. economy slows in isolation, U.S. companies with global sales would likely end up in better shape than smaller companies.

Prior to that point, we see cooling — consistent with what we already know, that global temperatures appear to have either declined or held steady from ca. 1940 through the late 70's.

Finally, the presence of vigorous climate variability presents significant challenges to near - term climate prediction (25, 26), leaving open the possibility of steady or even declining global mean surface temperatures over the next several decades that could present a significant empirical obstacle to the implementation of policies directed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions (27).

While Republicans» belief in human - induced global warming has declined 10 percentage points from 2003 to 2008 (from 52 % to 42 %), Democrats» belief has been steady (possibly even rising slightly, though the increase from 68 % to 73 % is not statistically significant).

And from this time we have slight and steady decline in global average temperature.

that is still fairly recent that documents the steady decline in global poverty (as well as the many problems with social justice, equality, and freedom.

If global warming were affecting sea ice (as climate models predict), then Arctic sea ice should be declining in a less jerky manner, and Antarctic sea ice should not be as steady as it is.

Following a period of relatively steady and sizeable declines, installed price reductions began to stall around 2005, as the supply - chain and delivery infrastructure struggled to keep pace with rapidly expanding global demand.

«Finally, the presence of vigorous climate variability presents significant challenges to near - term climate prediction (25, 26), leaving open the possibility of steady or even declining global mean surface temperatures over the next several decades that could present a significant empirical obstacle to the implemen - tation of policies directed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions (27).

Seth Dunn, «Global Temperature Steady» and «Carbon Emissions Continue Decline,» in Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2001: The Trends that are Shaping Our Future (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001), pp. 50 - 53.

This temperature maximum was followed by a steady decline in global temperatures toward the Eocene - Oligocene boundary, which occurred about 33.9 million years ago.