Those with many exacerbations have a faster rate of deterioration of their lung function.

The Secretariat attained a collection rate of 90.5 per cent for 2004 (2002 93.0 per cent), a slight deterioration as compared to 2002 but still above the collection rate of 2002 2003 (89.8 per cent). However,

The scale of the infrastructure destruction and the degree of economic and social deterioration meant that reconstruction was an immense task, but progress could be seen, for example, in the improved rate of economic growth.

But the feared deterioration in loan quality is exaggerated.

The deterioration of transport infrastructure is a general problem.

Burma s deterioration demands that Ban stop managing and begin to lead.

Several factors contributed to the deterioration of prospects for lasting peace.

The violence in Syria causes rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation.....

Many youth observe deterioration in relationships between parents and today's adolescents.

The deterioration of relations between China and Soviet Union disrupted subway planning.

In the case of several goals, there has been an outright deterioration.

Haitian youth is living and developing in an environment of constant deterioration.

Institutions cause deterioration in a child, even where neglect and abuse are absent.

Minister Pahad stressed the deterioration of the socio economic situation in the country.

At the same time, there has been a notable deterioration in underlying core inflation, which strips out food and energy prices. Annual core inflation for Asia (excluding Japan) was running at a 4 rate in late 2010 up about one percentage point from late 2009.

Conversely, the poor are the first to suffer from deterioration of their natural environment.

It was hard work engineering a five trillion dollar deterioration in America s fiscal position.

Misshapen prion proteins carry the disease between individuals and cause deterioration of the brain.

The deterioration of families financial situation has also left poor children deprived of educational opportunity.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the deterioration of America s economy is now overshadowing foreign policy.

A snapshot of the global map clearly reveals disturbing evidence of deterioration in human security.

On the contrary, the deterioration of the relationship nowadays has developed a momentum of its own.

The deterioration of Saudi Arabia s political influence has contributed to a growing sense of national decline.

Hospitalization is advisable and intensive care may be necessary because of rapid deterioration in some cases.

Death Amin trusted the Soviet Union until the very end, despite the deterioration of official relations.

UNIFIL's intervention contributed to avoiding further deterioration and prevented the incidents from spiralling out of control.

Deterioration in these areas has adversely affected the ability of the public sector to deliver services.

The information provided by Iran suggests that the claim is for surface blackening and chemical deterioration.

Decades of conflict have resulted in the deterioration of the country's human and natural resource endowments.

Given the current deterioration of the situation, the Agency's work had become more important than ever.

Deeply concerned of the swift deterioration of the environment in the Semiplantisk nuclear test site zone,

The effective interest rate, effective annual interest rate, annual equivalent rate (AER) or simply effective rate is the interest rate on a loan or financial product restated from the nominal interest rate as an interest rate with annual compound interest payable in arrears.

Given this, the EU should be doing its utmost to prevent any deterioration of the region s security.

On June 16, 2006, the Gambia was suspended, citing deterioration in 8 of the 16 criteria categories.

Losing political power, blacks suffered a deterioration of their legal and political rights in the years following.

In most cases, fiscal deficits and lower export earnings were responsible for a deterioration of debt ratios.

The month of September witnessed an alarming deterioration in the security situation in all three Darfur states.

The virus has contributed to a deterioration of our human development indices over the past few years.

With the exception of Greece, the deterioration in public finances was a symptom of the crisis, not its cause. Moreover, the deterioration was predictable history shows that the real stock of government debt explodes in the wake of recessions caused by financial crises.

The population growth rate surged as the mortality rate dropped more rapidly than the birth rate.

If negotiations fail, however, Erdoğan will be held responsible for any deterioration in the security environment that results.

ABR Available bit rate a minimum guaranteed rate is specified.

11. Notes with deep concern the serious and continuing deterioration in the business of the United Nations Postal Administration

Sovereign creditworthiness will continue to diverge, with a further deterioration in advanced countries and continued improvement in emerging markets.

Third, diplomacy cannot survive, much less thrive, amidst a deterioration of the day to day circumstances on the ground.