As overseas earnings declined in the general blockade of trade, men were being laid off meat-slaughtering lines in giant meat freezing works.
Soon the big threat is from a decline in the general price level -- deflation -- a phenomenon the United States has not experienced since the 1930's.
Deflation is defined as a pervasive decline in the general price level, not just a decline in the relative prices of a few goods (which is an inevitable feature of a healthy competitive economy).
The decline in the general's fortunes represents an abrupt turnaround since last autumn, when he was hailed at home and in the West as a reform-minded Muslim leader in the mold of Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey and one of the general's heroes.
Analysts have long expected Chinese insurers, including the countrys second-largest life insurer, Ping An, and its largest property insurer, PICC Property and Casualty, to suffer in a down market because of their extensive exposure to equities, but the extent of China Lifes losses were alarming: twice as much as the decline in the general market during the same quarter.
Specifically, we hypothesized that a decline in the general fertility rate would increase the probability of having a CDMR, ceteris paribus, because low fertility would increase the social value of newborns and increase women's preference for c-sections over vaginal deliveries.
Even aside from its more pernicious effects, this has led to a decline in the general levels of unselfconscious absurdity that used to make PPBs such a reliable treat.
Only under a positive association, vector control strategies would work hand in hand leading both to a decline in the general prevalence as well as limiting the spread of drug resistance keeping drug treatment effective.
Levels of PCBs and p,p'-DDE have been declining in the general population in Sweden over the past decades whereas the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased quite dramatically, as for most industrialized countries, during the same time period [1], [28].
Due to significant advances in state laws banning cigarette smoking in indoor public spaces, smoking rates continue to decline in the general population [ 16].
