rate of decline

The number of ovarian follicles with which women are invested from birth and the rate of decline determine their reproductive lifespan.

"They're encouraging in some sense because the rate of decline in the economy as a whole is slowing, " he said.

That is better than geologists had expected a few years ago, but slowing the rate of decline has required efforts worthy of the Iron Man.

It is the rate of decline of product, labour and financial markets that generates much of the uncertainty that, in turn, fuels fear.

Until last month, the rate of decline in exports had been slower than for other big Asian economies.

Competition today is as much about slowing a rate of decline as it is about expanding.

So it is as well that the rate of decline is itself declining.

While China's exports are still falling year on year, the rate of decline slowed sharply in September compared with previous months.

However, the rate of decline stabilised, suggesting the fall in prices is not getting any worse.

The rate of decline slowed, raising hopes that the export slump may be bottoming out.

The UN children's agency says child mortality is decreasing, but the rate of decline is not enough.

Persons destined to develop AD experience an accelerated rate of decline in cognitive ability, particularly in memory.

Merrill Lynch, meanwhile, thinks the IEA underestimates the likely rate of decline.

The rate of decline had sharply slowed down when prices collapsed but since 2005 it bounced back to twice the 10-year average.

The rate of decline is slow, at less than 1% per year.

So you can adjust the throttle valve on the knob to adjust the rate of decline.

For sheer awfulness nothing can touch Ireland, where prices dropped by 10. 8% in the fourth quarter and the rate of decline increased.

Although the progress is notable, the annual rate of decline of 2. 3% is less than half of the 5. 5% needed to achieve the target.

As most of the world's big economies withered the following year, the market shrank by more than 6%, a rate of decline not seen for decades.

And there are reasons to expect the rate of decline to accelerate.

We can say with some confidence that the financial system is stabilising and the rate of decline in demand is slowing.

Egypt's remittances fell by 20 percent, and Morocco experienced a similar rate of decline.

This rate of decline is also accelerating.

The rate of decline has doubled to 2. 7% per year since 2000, compared to the previous decade (1. 3%).

Of course, once the financial market turmoil, and its extremely rapid rate of decline in prices;