• In recent years, though, a new kind of sophisticated Mexico City dweller has emerged.

    WSJ: An Insider's Guide to Mexico City

  • In recent years, though, both mother and daughter have learned to laughed off revelations of Estrada's indiscretions.

    CNN: For Better Or For Worse

  • In recent years, though, it has failed to result in strong industry-wide returns, for two contradictory reasons.

    ECONOMIST: The paper industry

  • In recent years, though, questions have mounted over whether the system is fail-safe.

    NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

  • In recent years, though, there has been disappointingly little research on how monetary policy should respond to asset-price inflation.

    ECONOMIST: Should central banks try to target asset-price inflation?

  • This is the lowest growth rate in recent years, though the Fund expects a revival to 4.9% in 2000 (see chart 2).

    ECONOMIST: Uncertain prospects

  • Hard drive performance has continued to improve in recent years, though seek times have stabilized at around 9 milliseconds due to physical limitations, Walling says.

    CNN: More big honkin' hard drives in 1999

  • He added that America's overall undocumented immigrant population -- estimated at between 10 million and 11 million people -- may have even declined in recent years, though accurate numbers are difficult to acquire.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • In recent years, though, they've been regarded as, you know, light assault troops who go in first, grab whatever needs to be taken, and then give way to more heavily armed forces in the Army.

    NPR: Marine Recall Prompts Questions over Iraq Stress

  • Yahoo Inc. has been struggling to attract more advertisers in recent years, even though more marketing budgets have been shifting to the Internet.

    NPR: Yahoo Taps Into Google's Ad Network, Expertise

  • America's crime rate has fallen in recent years, and though it has now started to rise again, no politician in America thinks that arguing for more lenient treatment of criminals will bring in votes.

    ECONOMIST: Justice in America

  • Receipts from the corporate tax have been coming in at the puny level of 1.5% of GDP in recent years, even though the top corporate tax rate in this country is basically the highest in the world.

    FORBES: Tim Geithner Meekly Phones In Tax Reform

  • Among the elite, he allowed no one to challenge him, though in recent years he used canniness, wealth and charm more than outright repression.

    ECONOMIST: The last days of Mobutu

  • Even Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Georgetown have been on an unsustainable path in recent years, says Bain, though all have big endowments to cushion themselves.

    ECONOMIST: Many American universities are in financial trouble

  • Like the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts of the USA, and other major youth organizations, Camp Fire has seen its membership ranks decline in recent decades, though Lufkin said the numbers have stabilized in recent years.

    WSJ: Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow

  • Menino plans to continue fostering a vibrant sports culture, and given the success of Boston sports teams in recent years, it certainly seems as though the investments are paying off.

    FORBES: Sports Is Helping To Spur Growth In Boston

  • Though Dickstein proclaims in recent years to have become more of a "moviegoer" than a "theater buff, " his love of the theater runs deep.

    FORBES

  • Chavez, though cancer-stricken in recent years, had led the oil-rich Latin American nation for years by espousing a fiery brand of socialism.

    NPR: Chavez Death: Venezuelans In US Hopeful Of Change

  • Though it has accelerated in recent years, outsourcing to countries with lower labor costs has been a factor in the visual effects business for more than a decade.

    WSJ: Red Ink Spills Across Visual Effects Industry

  • U.S. counterterrorism officials have in recent years intensified warnings about the homegrown threat, though the threat has gotten less public attention because most of those plots, with the exception of the 2009 Ft.

    WSJ: Homegrown Terror Threat Appears to Be Rising

  • Chavez, though cancer-stricken in recent years, had led the oil-rich Latin American nation for nearly 14 years while espousing a fiery brand of socialism and bickering with a succession of U.S. governments over what he called Washington's hegemony in the region.

    WSJ: Chavez death: Venezuelans in US hopeful of change

  • In recent years the underground's finances have improved even though its punctuality and reliability leaves much to be desired.

    ECONOMIST: London Underground

  • Google has grown sales and earnings more than 80% annually for a decade now, though growth has slowed a bit in recent years.

    FORBES: Results Of The Facebook IPO Debut

  • Nevertheless, it seems alarmist to suggest that Indonesian wage costs alone will deter labour-intensive manufacturing, even though their rise has outpaced productivity in recent years.

    ECONOMIST: A survey of Indonesia

  • Though the number has been dropping in recent years, Russia remains the third most-popular foreign country -- after China and Ethiopia -- for U.S. foreign adoptions.

    CNN: Moscow: Americans can adopt Russian kids until 2014

  • Though the number has been dropping in recent years, Russia remains the third most popular foreign country -- after China and Ethiopia -- for U.S. foreign adoptions.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Under presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, Massachussettes attempted to solve some of the many problems our healthcare system has created by creating, essentially, Obamacare (though predating the recent healthcare law by several years).

    FORBES: Why Healthcare Reform Requires Market Reforms

  • India is among Nokia's largest growing markets and, even though its market share has slipped in recent years, the company is targeting customers in developing countries who are looking for cheap mobile phones that have increased functionality.

    WSJ: Nokia Gets Reprieve in India Tax Case

  • Though the proliferation of smartphones and iPads in recent years hurt the popularity of crosswords somewhat, a dedicated group of diehards remains.

    WSJ: Mets Find Answer

  • Though cable has stolen viewers and buzz in recent years, it could also prove useful for broadcasters looking for a creative path to the future.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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