In fact, creation or collapse of civilizations is interrelated to availability of water or deterioration of its quality, rendering it unsuitable for agricultural and domestic uses.
"The bank faces the risk of further substantial losses in its non-core portfolio, as demonstrated recently by the unexpectedly significant deterioration of its commercial real-estate exposures," it said.
Schering-Plough named Fred Hassan, the former head of Pharmacia, as its president and chief executive yesterday as it tries to halt the deterioration of its business and its image among investors.
The agency released an audit that spelled out the rapid deterioration of its finances.
The sale underlines Russia's rising military ambitions and the deterioration of its own arms industry.
I could almost feel, in the darkness of my room, the relentless deterioration of its contents on an atomic level.
A dynamic private sector might seem like something the Iranian government would be eager to cultivate, in order to halt the deterioration of its economy.
High moisture in stored hay not only causes rapid deterioration of its value as feed but often results in spontaneous combustion.
Italy is suffering from slow growth and a steady deterioration of its competitiveness, but both started long before the Berlusconi government came to office.
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel has money, smart people and resolve, but it still doesn't have a quick fix for the deterioration of its largest market — personal computers.
As late as the 1970's, it was still sailing, but it fell into disrepair in the 1980's, and repeated restoration efforts have failed to keep pace with the deterioration of its aging oak hull and fir decks.
