1.   ...the rapid decline in the birth rate in Western Europe.

2.   This results, even in steady state, in a rapid decline in serum concentrations.

3.   Interruption of the rapid decline in CRP by a second rise or persisting elevation is therefore a helpful clue to postoperative infection or another complication.

4.   Through their research the class know that no railway will mean rapid decline.

5.   The crisis occurs against a background of rapid declines in cod stocks in European waters.

6.   The Independent Labour Party in its rapid decline gave rise to several minorities besides those going to make up the Socialist League.

7.   Special problems are associated with calculations of infant mortality because of the rapid decline in the death rate during the first year of life.

8.   Barring a war or a rapid decline in the economy, the general election is likely to focus on education, health care and maintaining prosperity, analysts said.

9.   A rapid decline in Asian currencies over recent months has raised concern over the credit worthiness of Asian borrowers, Kenney said.

10.   But even as private investment in markets like China has surged, foreign aid from the governments of the wealthiest nations to the poorest has continued a rapid decline.