This year's show promises to be grander than those in recent memory, which suffered in attendance and scope in part because of the economic recession.

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Two years ago Forbes pointed out NASCAR was suffering declines in television ratings, sponsorship and attendance in part due to too many of the biggest drivers were look-alike, clean-shaven white guys in tracksuits (no offense Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon).

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In an interview with the Baltimore Sun in March, Mr. Loh said that the athletic department was covering deficits, in large part caused by attendance drops in football and basketball, by drawing upon reserves that eventually dwindled to zero.

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Both the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays have been at or near the bottom of the league in attendance for a decade, thanks in part to the dreary stadiums they call home.

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This year, in part because of superstorm Sandy, attendance is on track to come in at 81%.

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The Tigers have lost money in aggregate over the past five years, in part due to falling attendance.

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Student-dumping is only part of the way in which charter schools limit their attendance to higher achieving students.

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Thanks in part to cycle club members, it broke all of the Guggenheim's attendance records (1.5 million visitors in New York, Las Vegas and Bilbao, Spain).

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The team added that "obesity may be part of wider concerns about neglect or emotional abuse" such as poor school attendance, exposure to or involvement in violence, neglect, poor hygiene, parental mental health problems or emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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