The Japanese manufacturers industry says it cannot wait that long to jump start the color television business, which hit a production peak in 1985 and has since declined appreciably.

I used this idea for the chamber music series I organize at Amherst College, and hacking has declined appreciably.

The study, conducted among 31 major newspapers and broadcast organizations earlier this year, showed that the number of new libel suits filed since late 1987 had declined appreciably, in large part because of the failure of the plaintiffs to prevail in some highly visible cases.

By the 1930s, the number of Methodist students had appreciably declined to a minority among the student body.

His prestige with the States of Holland and Zeeland had appreciably declined since those halcyon days, however.

"There's still violence out there - the intifada isn't over," the army officer said, though he acknowledged that rock-throwings and other incidents had declined appreciably in recent months.

Sales have also declined appreciably for O, the magazine named for that solid citizen Oprah Winfrey.

Since there is widespread agreement that the availability of drugs has not declined appreciably, the only explanation for these shifts is reduced demand.

While the price of materials had risen, labour productivity had declined appreciably due to work stoppages and a failure of management, according to the government, which sought means of relating more closely wages to output.

In parts of Brooklyn, although serious felonies have declined appreciably, gang activity is increasing, intimidating some victims from reporting crime and giving parents ever more reason to worry about their children.