This summer, I've been writing a lot about declining air service, diminishing choices, rising fares and fees, and the increase in annoyances like the musical chairs that can ensue on packed flights.
The gravity model assumes that the attractiveness of a service diminishes with distance and associated increasing travel impedance [ 14, 24, 25], while distance to the closest service or travel impedance is a simple and commonly used measure of spatial accessibility [ 26].
Eventually, the marginal utility of the good or service diminishes to the point that it's not "worth it" for the consumer to purchase an additional unit.
But the financial crash was no friend to good intentions because money for proven services diminished just as people lost jobs and homes.
The differences between people with and without dementia in the likelihood of using each of the services diminished during the follow-up from 1998 to 2003.
In contrast, at the 6-month follow-up, the cost of specialized health care services diminished to 940€ for the CBT group, whereas it increased considerably for the RPT (1,850€) and for the TAU groups (1,660€).
As a result, many states have cut these services, diminishing the quality of life for people living with disabilities and creating long-term costs both for both the states and the federal government.
"Yet more and more communities are seeing their library disappear or service diminish because of librarian cuts or failed privatisation".
The decision to deactivate the service was taken when ILI rates were approaching background levels, and use of the service had diminished very substantially.
He cited the switch from hand-pulled espresso machines to the automatic variety, which helped to speed up service but diminished the spectacle of coffee-making.
