1.   Several experts said on Tuesday that safety was declining.

2.   Air safety declined dramatically, and the International Airline Passengers Association advised travelers to avoid flying in the former Soviet Union.

3.   Air safety has declined dramatically since the breakup of the Soviet Union, due in part to budget cuts, decreased maintenance and the disintegration of regulation.

4.   Air safety has declined dramatically since the Soviet breakup, in part due to budget cuts and the disintegration of the old system of maintenance and regulation.

5.   Air safety has declined dramatically throughout the former Soviet Union as many cash-strapped airlines have failed to provide adequate maintenance of their aging aircraft.

6.   Safety has declined sharply, and hundreds of mine workers die in work-related accidents every year.