Rising crime is often cited as a prime example of mounting social decay.

犯罪的上升经常被当作越来越严重的社会倒退的主要例子。

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Historical cultural cities and historical streets always fall in the cultural and social dilemma between protective decay and constructive destruction.

历史文化名城或城市的历史街区经常陷于保护性衰败或建设性破坏两大文化和社会困境之中。

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What is more, imperialism breeds a parasitic tendency for the decay of the social body.

此外，由于社会肌体的腐朽，帝国主义还导致了寄生虫倾向。

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He said the paintings had a variety of themes - social decay, issues of emasculation, lack of identity, changing landscapes.

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With the weakened foundations of Social Security and the decay of the corporate pension plan, we as employers need to step up and promote better investing and retirement planning for our workers.

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Ms. Huxtable used the word "urbicide" to describe cities in the 1960s, blighted by decay, uncontrolled development, social maladies and pollution.

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