So, the steep fall in vandalism correlates with a steep rise in the use of social media.
Retailers were burned in 2008 when consumer demand dropped sharply after holiday inventory orders were placed, resulting in steep pricing discounts in order to move merchandise.
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Times Co. began trying to sell its stake in the Red Sox and related properties in late 2008 when steep declines in revenue at its core newspaper business were threatening the company's ability to manage its debt.
Three Indian ministers had the courage to resign from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government in protest against a steep hike in the prices of petroleum products which has hit the poorer sections of society very badly.
The Federal Reserve is out with the conditions for its 2013 stress tests and the scenarios banks will consider this year include another deep recession that comes with a surge in unemployment and a steep decline in the equity market.
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Earlier this year, staff at the Federal Reserve also marked down their estimate of the country's potential GDP and the output gap in response to the surprisingly steep drop in unemployment.
The flourishing transit trade through its ports has suffered from the general spending caution in the region, plus the steep rises in insurance rates.
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The next day ImClone announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had rejected its application for the approval of its Erbitux cancer drug, the one product in its pipeline, causing a steep decline in the share price.
While South Wales topped the table with a 16.9% drop in crime, the figures revealed a steep rise in violent crime, threatening to overshadow the government's bid to emphasise its tough approach to law and order.
This more than offset the growth in mining production, which translated into a steep decline in mining earnings.
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Sociologists link the rise in non-affiliation among Jews to the steep increase in Jewish-Gentile intermarriage in recent decades.
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Mr Romney has embraced the budget of Paul Ryan, the Republican chairman of the Budget Committee in the House of Representatives, which promises steep cuts in federal entitlements, including food stamps and Medicaid, and the replacement of traditional Medicare for the old with cheaper vouchers.
The fall in the number of LNG shipments was blamed on steep increases in the cost of imported gas making coal cheaper for power generation.
The Nigerian diesel marketer was briefly a billionaire in 2009 but dropped off FORBES rankings following a steep fall in the share price of his petroleum marketing company, African Petroleum (now Forte Oil) and his very high debt profile.
The October decline comes on the heels of the even bigger decreases of 1.4% in September and 5.3% in August, making this the longest stretch of weakness in nearly four years, raising worries that the steep plunge in housing is beginning to drag down other sectors of the economy.
In our asset management business, we continue to see steep growth in alternative investments.
In most markets, but especially North America, the steep fall in fuel prices has restored some profitability to truck operators, and with it their ability to replace ageing equipment.
So staff are less confident in their PE teaching abilities and there has been a steep drop in the numbers of children doing two or more hours exercise a week.
Crime fell relative to the control in all but one of those areas, with a particularly steep reduction in the number of burglaries.
Some of the biggest year-over-year personal income drops were in major metro areas in Nevada, Arizona and Florida, which have all seen steep declines in housing prices and where unemployment is higher than the national average.
Likewise, moves in the equity or foreign-exchange markets alone do not explain the steep surge in gold.
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While the slowdown in the PC market is one of the obvious factors responsible for the steep decline in orders, AMD has been far worse hit compared to other players in the market such as Intel and Nvidia.
According to the Center for American Progress, the increase in college tuition and fees over the last several years has outpaced even the steep increases in the health care industry.
Companies in the precious metals and mining sector are under intense scrutiny right now given the steep fall in gold and silver prices this year.
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Demand for gold in India, the world's largest consumer, has increased lately following a steep fall in its price, which hit a two-year low globally in mid-April.
The decline in the number of people enrolled in individual insurance plans, the authors say, is "attributable largely to a steep increase in premiums" because of the state's regulations.
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In addition, Pope Francis has no experience working inside the Curia, meaning he could face a steep curve in learning its culture.
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Struggling up a steep hill in the blazing afternoon heat, I heard a noise.
IdeaWorks says that the tipping point was the steep rise in fuel costs in 2008.
And taking care of those basic needs causes a steep rise in life expectancy.
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