The number of strays, having gone down steadily for 20 years, has started to go up again in the past couple of years.
China is also getting more concerned about global warming and pollution, and has started to require manufacturers steadily to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the vehicles they make.Cars the world over will become appreciably cleaner in the coming years.
After the investigations began, he said, crime in the city, which had been steadily increasing, started to drop.
The report also found that public spending on education, which had been steadily increasing across O.E.C.D. member nations until the 2008 financial crisis, has started to decline.
The number has steadily dropped to 50.9 million in 2010-11.
Since then, the unemployment rate has steadily fallen to 5.5percentt.
A few months ago, my wife and I noticed an interesting phenomenon: Our grocery bill, which used to be so consistent, had started to slowly, steadily creep up week by week.
That would be unwelcome to the prime minister, whose poll ratings have fallen steadily as economic austerity measures introduced in May have started to bite.
For the poorest young people, government support has steadily eroded, from Sure Starts to independent careers advice, work experience and university student grants.
With tourism steadily rising in the city during the six years since the premiere, businesses have started to cater to visitors looking to get a "Breaking Bad" experience.
