Academic diversity is found to be initially important in starting a business shortly after completing schooling, but its importance declines over time.
Sugar was long the mainstay of the economy, but its importance declined dramatically in the late 20th century.
They are helping to connect China to commercial, political and popular culture abroad.Why then is their importance declining?
The trail's importance declined after 1871, as other railheads were established, but increased again in the 1880s when the Santa Fe Railroad reached Caldwell, Kan.
Its commercial importance declined with the development by the Iranian government in the 1960s and '70s of Khorramshahr as the principal port for the Persian Gulf.
The colony prospered as the seat of government of the Spanish possessions in the Americas until the conquest of Mexico and Peru, after which its importance declined.
Its importance declined in the early 19th century with the decline of the western African slave trade and the rising importance of Bolama, the capital of Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) until 1942.
The port's importance declined with the opening of a rail line between Matsuyama and Takamatsu (stopping at Kotohira) in 1889 and with the subsequent development of bus and then air service linking Kotohira with major cities.
Its importance declined with the transfer of the Northwest Territories to Canada in 1870 and the establishment in 1931 of the transcontinental railroad's branch line to Churchill on Hudson Bay, 140 miles (225 km) northwest.
Rostock was extensively developed after World War II as East Germany's principal ocean port; since the reunification of East and West Germany, however, the harbour's relative importance declined as other ports (notably Hamburg) recovered their historic trade areas.
