"One of the things we've seen is a dramatic decrease in purebreds, " Herzog said.

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Meanwhile, the ICO is chasing spammers, leading to a "dramatic decrease" in activity, says Wigmore.

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However, the dramatic decrease of demand in the last few years has become far too great a burden to be covered by corporate efforts.

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Additionally, the financial crisis and the economic recession resulted in tighter credit standards and a dramatic decrease in the number of cards issued by financial institutions.

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Viral loads of the patients remained stable or decreased during the nine month trial - and one subject showed a sustained dramatic decrease in viral load.

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Extending the vaccination programme is expected to lead to a similar dramatic decrease in cases of group C meningitis and septicaemia in 20 to 24 year olds.

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Actually I lied, there is one more finding that caught my eye and that is the what I consider to be dramatic decrease regarding social media analytics.

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The story with the birth rate is not quite as dramatic, but considering that Russia underwent a nasty recession in 2008-09 the fact that births did not decrease (as they did in most other East European countries) should be taken as a positive.

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