Some offshore centers such as Isle of Man and the Cayman Island fell in the listing over recent years but have since recovered Jersey and Guernsey remain the leading offshore centers.

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But since 1986 or so, and particularly in recent years, they have diverged.

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Kansas City is one of only 15 cities with a population of at least 200, 000 in 1950 that saw substantial population losses since World War II but have rebounded in recent years, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Jordan Rappaport, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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Syria and Israel have been in a state of war since 1948 but the border had been relatively calm in recent years.

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Many scoring records have been shattered in recent years but more than two decades have passed since Pakistan's Majid Khan struck a century before lunch against New Zealand in Karachi.

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The original Wii has sold more units since its launch than both its rivals, but it has lost momentum in recent years as the novelty of its motion controller faded.

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True, the hostility it unleashed against Mr Miller's work has mellowed in recent years to an even-tempered indifference, but it has been four decades since the playwright had a big critical or commercial hit in America.

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But Disney has since sold out of the hockey business, and the Ducks, whose season ticket base has shrunk in recent years, could sure use a basketball partner in the Honda Center.

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