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During the second quarter of 2016, smartphone shipments saw a modest return to growth after a first quarter which saw the first ever year-over-year decline in worldwide smartphone sales, according to research firm Canalys.

Cool off in the first-ever year-round Ice Sculpture Gallery, which is housed in a refrigerated winter-wonderland tent at the west end of Krasnaya Presnya Park.

In the last quarter of 2007 Starbucks recorded its first ever year-on-year decline in customer visits in America, easily its biggest market.

AT THE beginning of April international investors made two whopping bets by snapping up the first ever 100-year bond denominated in euros.

The International Data Corporation, based in Framingham, Mass., has predicted the chip industry would decline by 7percentt in 2002, the first ever consecutive years of shrinking sales.

"My husband has never tried to have sex since a 'failure' (the first ever) 16 years ago – since then it has never been discussed".

One of the country's biggest lenders has launched the latest salvo in what could become a new mortgage price war by releasing the first ever five-year fixed-rate home loan with an interest rate below 2%.

In the Republic of Cyprus, the first ever investigation in year 2000 of the prevalence of asthma and allergies in children aged 7-8 years using the ISAAC questionnaire showed an overall low prevalence of current wheeze at 6.9%, consistent with findings from countries within the region like Greece [ 20], Turkey [ 21], Italy and Malta [ 5].

Our study is the first ever to examine the year-by-year population size of all 120 bird species protected under the Act.

The Islamist Justice and Development party won the first ever free elections, held that year.

Arranging a meeting with the Condé Nast events director for the first ever GQ men of the year awards.