Tourism, which employs one in ten islanders, has dipped with the world economy.
Knowing that sustenance would be key to surviving whatever might come next in Chicago, the first thing I did was buy a very large bag of chocolate-dipped popcorn with almonds.
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Scottish Engineering's latest quarterly review suggested overall order intakes dipped slightly, with export orders falling "considerably".
Savour decadent chocolate-dipped strawberries paired with a bottle of bubbly.
An All-Star in 2010, Buck dipped to .192 last season with the Marlins.
Then in 1993 it dipped its toe in the water with a "Mutual Fund Select List, " a compilation of 75 funds Schwab recommended based on their risk, expenses and sector strategy.
Her undeniable magnetism can be attributed to various factors, but chief among them was a soprano voice of unmistakable individuality like a red-hot fire poker dipped in gold coupled with a commitment to dramatic intensity not seen on the operatic stage since well before World War II.
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In 1999 Ford dipped a toe in the water with a small assembly plant near St Petersburg, and in the same year GM went for a seemingly risky joint venture with AvtoVAZ (at the time a byword for corruption and gangsterism) to produce an improved version of the Niva, a cheap SUV.
The number of prescriptions filled by the company have dipped steadily since January when the deal with Express Scripts expired.
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In 2012 sales dipped 2.5%, but with some rigorous cost-cutting the company has managed to post a 12% jump in pre-tax profit.
Like his medium, his method combines the old and the new: he draws with a traditional Japanese brush dipped in ink, but adds occasional colour on a Mac.
Mackie latched on to a deep cross with a header but the effort dipped beyond the far post.
The ritual involves participants whipping their bodies with palm leaves that have been dipped in a heated mix of water and turmeric powder.
But, with crowds that at times have dipped below 500, King will no longer continue being the major sponsor beyond this summer.
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Of course, Cupertino already dipped its toes in the social networking waters with the iTunes-based Ping, which, in spite of initial excitement, failed to really capture the imagination of Apple's dedicated base.
The Canadian dollar, having dipped sharply, is back up to rough parity with the greenback.
The announcement comes on the same day the Big Board dipped to its lowest point of the year, with a 115-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.
Nintendo's already dipped its toes into motion-sensing handheld gaming with the gyro-equipped WarioWare: Twisted for the Game Boy Advance, but it looks like the company looks has even grander plans to let you make a fool of yourself in public, at least if a recent patent application is any indication.
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Boutique operational ranches have also performed relatively well, appreciating modestly in value every year on average over the past decade with the lone exception of 2009, when values dipped slightly.
As the sun dipped to the horizon on Friday, and the temperature dropped with it, the Marines moved the command post to a neighboring compound, an empty corral with eight-foot mud-and-rock walls.
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The RFL match review panel ruled that Fa'asavalu dipped into the tackle - and although Bailey did make contact with his head, it was with his shoulder and not an elbow or forearm and therefore was not illegal.
The model even gloms onto those with seeming weaknesses--like Outback, where earnings dipped 5% last year.
His WAR dipped below 3 games in 2 of the last 3 years, with a career low of 1.3 games in 2010.
Peyrelongue attempted to reply in kind with an untidy effort that at first sight seemed to have dipped just under the crossbar.
He became fascinated with photography and wondered: Wasn't there an easier way to do it than with heavy, glass-plate negatives that had to be dipped in silver nitrate and processed on the spot?
Try the main beach strip, which is thick with vendors serving breakfast favourite pav bhaji (a buttery bread roll dipped in curry).
But as Australia's intensity dipped, New Zealand raised theirs, prop Woodcock starting the decisive scoring spree with a charging run down the wing to the corner for his fifth try in five Tests against the Wallabies.
Although the amount of time Americans whittle away online is rising (up three hours per week in 2011), social media usage has dipped for the first time, down 10 percent in 2012 from 2011, with Generation X and baby boomers leading the decrease, the report says.
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