The once strong company swung to major losses last year from intense competition, a declining market share, higher costs, and a lessening demand for the company's crucial pickup line.
(b) Advances in alternative sources of energy for power, electricity and transportation, resulting in a lessening demand for coal, gas and oil.
However, un-stemmable flooding and geological problems in the area combined with a lessening demand for coal nationally had a significant impact on the viability of the mine which resulted in its eventual closure in 1965.
The company floundered after a fire destroyed a factory, and the aftermath of the Civil War lessened demand in the Southern area where Knabe's sales were concentrated.
The growing use of English, it seems, has not lessened demand.
ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS BIG Lessened Demand for Grain From This Country Is Big Factor In Tumble.
The success of those more expensive books has lessened demand for the smaller, cheaper mass-market paperbacks that make up roughly 90percentt of Harlequin's offerings.
It is counting on strong sales of the F-series, despite lessened demand for trucks, to lift its short-term fortunes.
Producers walked a thin line between welcoming price inflation, since it boosted their own bottom lines, and fearing it, since inflation meant increased energy-related costs and, ultimately, lessened demand.
District officials view desalination as a way to lessen demand on the basin, preventing further saltwater intrusion.
