The ILO notes that child labor is decreasing worldwide, but at a much slower rate than four years ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

Miss Carson argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

They said a new,non-steroidal treatment made from a human protein has proven successful in greatly decreasing the signs of asthma in mice.

VOA: special.2010.09.07

The genetically engineered cotton is designed to help farmers save money by decreasing the need for poisons.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

But last year, increasing gas prices and decreasing sales forced the company to seek billions of dollars in government aid in an attempt to avoid failure.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Its efforts, they say, have led cartels to battle each other for decreasing profits.

VOA: special.2009.03.14

The numbers of basking sharks have been decreasing for the past half-century.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

As a result,coral reef populations are decreasing worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

They will be decreasing in size and frequency, but at this point they're still large enough to be of concern in hampering the rescue efforts."

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

European incentive programs threatened to spin out of control when solar module prices dropped - decreasing producers' costs - while the rates utilities had to pay to buy that power stayed high.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"There are a host of efficiencies that can be gained without increasing our personnel or our budget, but rather decreasing the amount of money that's spent on unnecessary things in order to fund some of the critical initiatives that we've all talked about,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.20