And finally, by what he called shepherding us through this phase of accelerated American decline, they don't mean to stronger, sunnier days ahead the way Reagan talked about it, they mean to weaker, darker days of diminished power.

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Researchers cite the inability to reproduce academic studies as a leading cause in the decline of the success rate of phase two clinical trials.

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The jobless initiative appears to be phase two of the government's strategy to stem Britain's startlingly dire economic decline, the first being Gordon Brown's announcement in October to invest government money in cash-strapped British banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB.

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If there is a decline in motivation, it may mean that an exceptional phase in the history of American higher education is coming to an end.

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