In an industry in general decline, EMI is also losing market share.
"Authoritarianism is in general decline throughout the world," the letter says.
Prices of the most highly traded goods have been in general decline for several years.
The stock market may be in general decline, but everything is still blooming in the land of mutual fund marketers.
The eponymous bar in the television series "Cheers", "where everybody knows your name", is an example.Mr Oldenburg's thesis was that third places were in general decline.
Lately, however, the 1970s have seemed a less relevant cautionary tale than the fate of Japan, where prices have been in general decline since the late 1990s.
The good news story is that overall reported crime of all kinds has been in general decline in the capital for years, a trend that far pre-dates the arrival of Boris at City Hall.
Eating dog meat is mostly a holdover custom for the traditionally minded, and while it persists in several Asian countries, even year-round, it also seems to be in general decline.
Developed in the late 19th century, it was portable, efficient, and extremely rugged, and, because it ran equally well on both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power, the resistance dimmer survived for decades as the standard in commercial theatre throughout the world; its use was in general decline after the 1950s.
The launch of both iPad models in Apple's most important market outside the U.S. comes as tablet sales in general decline.
While carpooling had emerged as a fad in the 1970s and 1980s, it actually has been in general decline as a trend since, the messiness of having to make these arrangements yourself among a group of individuals you organize being a big contributor.
