The past few years have been extremely painful for regional newspapers in terms of declining revenues, in terms of the switch from the printed word online.
After factoring out the turmoil, Mr. Tazi said, the effect of the slowing global economy is evident in terms of declining asset quality.
"Overall during the tenure of his job Andy's done a good job in delaying the inevitable, if you like, in terms of declining share and revenues.
That made it the longest downturn since World War II, and data had already shown it was the deepest in terms of decline in gross domestic product.
For example, most people think of old age in terms of decline, grumpiness, aches and pains, but healthy older people report high levels of happiness, focus on positive emotions and enjoy humor.
In the case of polymer latexes and asphalt emulsions, the plasticizing effect contributes actively at low dosage and the filling effect is dominant at high dosage in terms of declining pore size and augmenting impermeability.
Mr. Scricco, who is called Fran and whose last name is pronounced SCREE-coe, does not hide from bad news, and when he met with a reporter recently, he was prepared with charts that showed that Arrow's (and the industry's) last two quarters were the worst, in terms of declining sales, in the company's history.
Market analysts have already described 2001 as the worst year in the history of the semiconductors industry, in terms of declining revenue.
The end-Permian extinction represents the most distinct event in terms of decline in anomodont richness and turnover rates.
In addition, as the economy has faltered, the data demonstrates that the poorest quintiles of the population have suffered the most in terms of declining access to services.
