Sentence examples for a fall in overall from inspiring English sources

Over the past five years there has been a fall in overall drug abuse, driven mainly by declining interest in cannabis.

The government had braced itself for a fall in overall tax revenues in 2004, but it reported happily this week that that they had in fact shown a modest rise.An outcome like this can only encourage Civic Platform, a conservative party that looks likely to win power after Poland's elections this year and has been toying with proposing a 15% flat rate for the same three main taxes.

Experts are predicting a fall in overall cancer death rates for men and women across Europe in 2011.

There were, however, concerns about future levels of business, leading to a fall in overall business confidence to a 15-month low.

This is why a current budget surplus does not automatically lead to a fall in overall debt, as borrowing to invest might be greater than the surplus.

Nevertheless, nine of the 10 evaluation studies identified reported a fall in overall numbers of accidents and related injury [ 22].

His fears are all too real in a city where bodies are still found dumped in the street almost daily, despite a fall in the overall death toll.

The increase in applications comes despite a fall in the overall number of 18-year-olds, meaning that the proportion of sixth formers going into higher education is on the rise – a policy aim encouraged by successive governments.

In many cases, said COSATU, they were "no more than dumping grounds for children".The latest matric results published this month showed a fall in the overall pass rate to 61%, compared with 73% in 2003.

The downside is China's closeness to deflation or a fall in the overall price level (more on that below).

Staff costs saw a fall in the overall level of variation by 43%.