Even so, the strikes may have contributed to a relative decrease in violence across Pakistan.

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Historically, consumer deleveraging cycles see debt relative to income decrease by 30 to 35 percent.

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Already, and I think General Ham briefed this today, you have seen a decrease in the relative amount of the flights that are being made by U.S. aircraft, for instance.

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Another interesting age-related anomaly concerns the decrease in total body water and the relative increase in body fat seen in older people.

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