That's because guaranteed public and private annuities, mainly Social Security and corporate pensions, are sure to decline over time, as is Medicare coverage.

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Although the text of the report does go on to observe that "these benefits have not been universal, some may decline over time, and potential benefits and risks may become more numerous as the technology is applied to more crops, " some context for this sentiment and Pollack's coverage of it is essential.

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These fees often decline over time and may go to zero after a few years.

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And countries that don't are going to see, over time, their standard of living decline.

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Moreover, even if the speculation proves to be valid and the benefits of some genetically engineered crops do decline over time, that doesn't diminish the prodigious gains--humanitarian, economic and environmental--that will already have accrued.

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In this hypothetical, that would allow a utility to run one coal plant and one gas plant but the average would decline over time.

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With prices expected to be the only competitive driver as the services across the companies would be very similar over a period of time, we expect a further decline in prices as companies vie to stay competitive.

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This trend accompanied a steady decline in prices for modern, impressionist, and old masters over the same time period, according to artnet.

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