The phrase "ailing areas" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe regions or sectors that are experiencing difficulties, problems, or decline, often in a socio-economic context.
Example: "The government has implemented new policies to revitalize the ailing areas of the city that have suffered from economic downturns."
Alternatives: "struggling regions" or "troubled areas".
First and foremost, of course, are ailing areas of infrastructure– housing, transport and school-building.
Political union would not cure the underlying economic problems, but it would make it easier for a European government to provide assistance to ailing areas through transfers of tax revenue and special spending programs, and for Continentwide laws to be enacted even if they were deeply unpopular in some areas.
Yet incenting EB-5 funds to flow to projects in economically ailing areas has been a stated mission of the program since the early 1990s.
South Africa is an ailing country.
The European Central Bank has done little to boost an ailing euro-area economy even as other central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, have acted aggressively to add sauce to their economies.
In a make-or-break business climate for Northeast skiing (several ailing Vermont ski areas, including Killington, recently went on the block), AIG's strategy is to up the ante: Grow to compete with the bigger resorts in the West, but do it in a relatively restrained and environmentally friendly way.
Although Turner's injury is the only one that appears to be serious, Mangold and right guard Brandon Moore (hip) are also ailing, highlighting an area that the Jets had hoped would be an obvious strength.
At a time when many suburban business areas are ailing, Mamaroneck Avenue has emerged in the county as a go-to destination.
The Fed policy makers are widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged because credit tightening could further crush employment, the housing market and other areas of the ailing economy.
And the news, according to the report, is better than many expected: The gulf is undergoing a strong recovery, with overall fish populations potentially back to pre-spill levels by the end of 2012, though oyster beds and some other hard-hit areas could be ailing for a longer period of time, leading to reduced catches for some fishermen.
It has depressed wages in some areas but has revitalized ailing communities.
