It is arguable, even probable, that these developments have contributed to a rising, rather than a declining, quality of life for most Americans.
After all, what do we get for all this military leadership and bravado but mounting debt, many casualties, international ridicule and a declining quality of life at home?
Because the labor market finally seemed to be recovering, Mr. Kerry had shifted his criticism from the absolute number of new jobs to the broader if more nebulous idea of a "middle-class squeeze" and a declining quality of life.
Opportunities for many but the declining quality of life for others, led to increasing conflict, with riots in Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and elsewhere and industrial conflict including the miners' strike of 1984.
Nikolai V. Sergeyev, chairman of the city's election commission, agreed that economic hardship and a declining quality of life had contributed to the protest vote, but he cited other factors too.
Despite an intensifying housing shortage, highway traffic problems and declining quality of life in Silicon Valley, it still seems like an earthly paradise compared with the rapidly industrializing Beijing, with its chronic pollution.
Until we value a balanced life and recognize that overwork leads to obesity, stress and the associated diseases, we will continue to equate hours worked with self-worth and continue to suffer a declining quality of life and increasing health care costs.
The most prominent problem resulting from decreased body function in older adults is declining quality of life.
As a result transport is responsible for at least one third of global CO2 emissions [8, 9, 10], an increase of air pollution and associated health problems [11, 12, 13, 14] and declining quality of life in urban areas [14, 15].
The resulting impairments in mobility can lead to an increased risk of falls and declining quality of life [6] [7].
