Maybe four more decades of fiat money would see the value of the dollar decline by another factor of forty-eight.
Whether hearing loss is truly a cause of cognitive decline or merely a risk factor associated with the ageing brain, the decline of cognitive abilities into dementia is set to explode financial models of health and social care in Western societies and requires urgent attention.
Since this decline is never cited as factor causing our current economic problems, why would we think the comparatively mild decline in this ratio projected for future decades will be a large burden?
Yet the rise of the iPad was a major factor in the decline of another proprietary standard, Flash.
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The party's loss of Muslim support during the 1990s was indeed a big factor in its decline then.
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Yet good policing is not the only factor behind the decline in crime.
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The key factor behind the decline was residential construction, which stagnated in March after posting double-digit growth rates until January.
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The Spaniard has previously spoken of the limited transfer funds made available to him to strengthen his squad, highlighting this as a factor behind the decline of the team's performance on the pitch.
When companies struggle, one factor in its decline may be that its senior management team is comprised of lifetime insiders those who have spent most or all of their careers at that company.
GameStop cited the end of the seventh generation console cycles as the major factor behind the decline, and expects sales to improve after the launch of Nintendo Wii U, which is expected to be launched in Q4 2012.
The primary factor in the decline in stock price for the two firms was the weak demand for coal freight services, a trend which will affect CSX in Q4 2012 and will likely to do so over the next few quarters.
On the plus side, housing is finally turning into a positive factor after a long decline.
Thus, while we cannot say that tax-paid health spending is the sole factor responsible for the decline in freedom, it assuredly was an important contributor.
This was the main factor in the 80% decline in the Real Dow during this period.
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In fact, Age UK goes as far as arguing it is just as important as the physical activity bit as loneliness is a risk factor for both cognitive and physical decline.
Asked to explain the rosier outlook, manufacturers cite one factor above all: the sharp decline in interest rates from an annual rate of roughly 12% to half that in the past five years.
There was a glimmer of hope this week with the return of reality show "Fear Factor, " but NBC's decline is still the biggest of the four most-watched TV networks in the U.S., among which NBC has long ranked No. 4.
Increased communication via phone and cloud computing is another contributory factor, but the main reason for the decline is that mail sorting is becoming automated, with robots replacing people.
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Age, and the cognitive decline that goes along with it, is a very real factor in CEO performance.
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"Europe's debt crisis is the first factor to pull down exports, and the pace of decline is striking, " said Masayuki Kichikawa from Bank Of America Merrill Lynch in Tokyo.
He also warned in periods when deleveraging is a powerful factor, history can often repeat itself by means of another decline in stock prices that is not necessarily expected by investors who are not aware of past patterns of economic behavior.
Since the market is currently in a corrective mode, sector or industry group selection is likely to be a very important factor in putting together a buy list for when the current market decline is over.
While Wingo said she cannot explain why there has been a decline in some cancer occurrences and death rates, some scientists speculate that dropping tobacco use is a factor.
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