After a long decline starting in the 1950s, the zoo was partially privatised in 1990.

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On the plus side, housing is finally turning into a positive factor after a long decline.

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If Facebook Messenger does finish off the need for a phone number, its demise will come only after a long decline.

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After a long national decline in time spent on housework, the study joins a growing body of research on how chores shape the dynamics of marriage.

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After a near decade-long decline, any uptick--or at the very least, stabilization--is cause for celebration, particularly in an otherwise bleak era for broadcast television and the studios that supply them with shows.

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That is not a compliment, as AOL, which began as a proprietary online service, started its long decline at about that time, after missing the impact of the new, open environment of the world wide web.

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After the last profit-share peak in the mid-1960s, the corporate sector suffered a long and dismal decline.

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But after the pound's long, traumatic post-war decline, overtaking the yen still counts as a minor miracle.

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