Violent crime may have fallen overall, but that is thanks to the halving of domestic violence and fighting among friends since 1997.
But while manufacturing employment may have fallen, overall employment has of course increased, and young workers who would have gone into manufacturing in the 1980s now go elsewhere – construction perhaps.
Crop yields would fall overall and droughts would become more common and severe (even if, at the moment, they may not be spreading everywhere, see article).
Small savers could follow their example, fearing a repetition of the 2013 bail-in of depositors in Cyprus.Even if Syriza wins on January 25th, it may fall short of an overall majority.
First, even though overall sales may fall in 2009, sales of "smart" phones those that allow you to surf the internet, download music and use other data services, as well as make calls and send text messages are booming.
But it was a "phoney war", according to Matthew Spencer, director of the influential Green Alliance thinktank, as the levies set to be added to future bills to drive the green transformation remain firmly on an upward curve and are expected to more than double to £187 a year by 2020 (though the overall bill may fall if energy efficiency measures bite).
But while Cardin said he expected each of them to be passed, the timing for consideration is up in the air and the overall impact may fall short of what is desired.
Overall, incidence may fall as the 'baby boomers', who have used the oral contraceptive pill for many years, become postmenopausal and epidemiologically appear to be at reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
If the economy shrinks by 2%, overall ad spending may fall by 10%.
One group projects Spain's output to be half of last year's record harvest, and the overall world output may fall 20%, according to industry researcher Oil World.
Overall growth in technology spending may fall from 7percentt last year to 4percentt or less this year, according to estimates by IDC, a research firm.
