The cost of crude on global markets has plunged since June, reflecting faltering growth in the world economy, reduced fears about Middle East production levels and soaring US shale output.
To some extent the change reflects the faltering economy, which is leading to lower estimates of tax revenues.
Increases in child age tend to lower HAZ scores, reflecting growth faltering in young children in the region.
If the night's other awards were a mixed-bag, that, again, reflects the fitful, faltering state of the festival at large.
The poetic quality of Barry's writing, in which a description of the arrival of winter comes with three dazzling similes, may initially seem to add a layer of inappropriate luxury and beauty to the bleak subject matter, but it serves a deeper purpose here, reflecting Willie's faltering understanding of the war.
As their friendship falters, Georgette reflects: "That I had disappointed her, that I did not meet her standards, that I had ceased to be of serious or special interest to her -- all this was as painful as it was undeniable.
His vagueness about how or even whether he would seek to re-energize the faltering economy reflected debates in the White House, Congress and the Federal Reserve about acting quickly or waiting for a clearer picture to emerge from the post-attack chaos.
Experts and law enforcement officials said the overall increase, after a decade of drops in the crime rate, appeared to reflect several factors: a faltering economy, cuts in welfare and anticrime programs, as well as fewer jobs available, more inmates returning home from prison, an increase in the teenage population, and police resources diverted to antiterrorism efforts.
The results were decidedly mixed but this faltering introduction was not reflected in contemporary press reports.
As expected, the Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4percentthethe lowest in 38 years, reflecting assessments that economic recovery is faltering.
