Once an unavoidable part of communication over distance, the phone number is quickly receding into irrelevance.
Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of war is receding.
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The walls receding to such a degree that they might as well not have been there.
Another reason for the euro's fall on Wednesday was the receding threat of central bank intervention.
But with the IMF gone and the EU receding over the horizon, Turkey needs new anchors.
With Gibraltar receding into the distance, Captain Steve Dainton described it as a "sad occasion".
Yet tonight, we take comfort in knowing that the tide of war is receding.
When we reach the piste, the valley falls away below us, receding towards the west.
That threat is slowly receding, particularly as Egypt's economy is now ticking over smoothly.
The third objection to denial is that fears of contagion are growing, not receding.
Speaking of Apple, the long shadow of Steve Jobs shows no sign yet of receding.
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He looks perpetually unshaven, with gray stubble complementing his close-cropped, receding hair, which he teases casually forward.
Other towns were still placing sandbags around roads and bridges in hopes the river would begin receding.
Floods are now receding from the Bowen, giving some miners an opportunity to ship from existing stockpiles.
This time, the rocket rose, and a camera attached to the rocket showed the earth below receding.
They want to believe the education market is shifting and barriers to sales and adoption are receding.
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What's also promising are the clear signs that the oversized influence of the tea party is receding.
Mr Harvey is described as white, 5ft 8in tall, of stocky build and with brown receding hair.
Even as Saunders grapples with a receding economic tide, the competitive landscape around him is becoming more hostile.
Warner Archive has also succeeded in helping rehabilitate the reputations of talented artists inexplicably receding from popular memory.
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Mayor Bloomberg said the storm surge had surpassed the highest forecast, but he expected waters to start receding.
But even high altitude skiing on glaciers is under threat in the long-term, as Alpine glaciers are receding.
The anticipated rise in sea levels due to climate change will result in coastlines receding worldwide through erosion.
That said, the war is clearly receding as a political issue, just as concerns about recession are growing.
But with the water slowly receding, it appears that Hayes will be spared from the flood's wet grasp.
The economy is receding, but not as fast as the media tell you, with their headlines about layoffs and store closings.
Receding fears of a euro breakup will also bring forward investments that have been put on hold, he said.
There goes the past, receding and not always redeemable, and here comes the future, waiting to churn us up.
This is only likely to continue for some more time as the waters have shown no signs of receding.
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Rare is the president or leading man who has even a receding hairline.
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