During the later Cenozoic, perissodactyl diversity declined markedly, but artiodactyls continued to diversify.
Mr. Provopoulos said the budget deficit had come down markedly but remained high.
Spending on food as a share of total income has declined markedly, but at the expense, some say, of quality.
The number of operations thereafter increased markedly, but only to accentuate the frequency and severity of "surgical infections".
The quality of the Commodore improved markedly but the 2006 VE model – the first designed wholly in Australia – reportedly cost more than $1bn to develop.
Sex drive often dwindles markedly but is often replaced by an insatiable appetite for carbohydrates — breads, pasta, potatoes, rice and sweets — that results in weight gain.
Fertility rates in India's southern states have dropped markedly, but the northern states' rates -- around five children for each woman -- have stayed stubbornly high.
The aid that has lately been given has been too little to shift the national balance of power markedly, but it has altered the dynamic among the rebels.
The Shin Bet has worked in the past year to reduce such attacks, and violence from both settlers and Palestinians has declined markedly, but law enforcement remains lenient with settlers.
Many portfolio managers say the ultimate cause of the swoon is extreme overvaluation after a five-year bull run in which conditions in emerging economies brightened markedly but couldn't keep up with investors' expectations.
One of the worst-hit sectors is big-screen flat televisions, where sales have slowed markedly, but the BRC also noted year-on-year falls in items such as shoes.
