• Makowsky from Townson University and Thomas Stratmann from George Mason University argue that the increase in the number of traffic tickets leads to a decrease in the number of accidents.

    FORBES: It's Not Your Imagination. Recessions Do Lead to More Traffic Tickets

  • Recent conflicts and rural to urban migration that reduced the population of the region and changes in ways of life have caused a sharp decrease in the number of performers, resulting in the loss of many archaic styles and genres of solo singing.

    UNESCO: CULTURE

  • This is reflected in the decrease in the number of households owning with a mortgage and also in the increase in the number of households renting their accommodation, it said.

    BBC: File photo of to let signs

  • And do you see in the second term any decrease in that number coming?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

  • Individual insurance became significantly more expensive and there was no significant decrease in the number of uninsured.

    WSJ: Peter Suderman: The Lesson of State Health-Care Reforms

  • The study, called SEAS, did show a significant decrease in the number of heart attacks and strokes.

    FORBES: Another Blow For Merck And Schering

  • However, the figures show a small decrease in the number of people cycling compared to data gathered the previous year.

    BBC: Cambridge beats Oxford in DfT cycling survey

  • Every significant update of Windows or new version showed a decrease in the number of infections per thousand machines, said Mr Evans.

    BBC: Video gamers face malware deluge

  • Giving their drug to the mice produced a 10-fold decrease in the number of "viable bacteria" in the liver and spleen, they said.

    BBC: New weapon in superbug war

  • American officials have noted a decrease in the number of suicide attacks this month, from more than 200 in the previous three months.

    ECONOMIST: Iraq's constitution

  • There is also a slight decrease in the number of cases occurring in the people over 65, who were apparently catching pneumococcus from kids.

    FORBES: A Vaccine Eliminated A Deadly Killer Of Infants. So Why Do Some People Fear It?

  • Dental health experts say tooth decay in children remains too high despite latest figures which show a decrease in the number of five-year-olds with problems.

    BBC: Tooth decay in children too high, says chief dental officer

  • Additionally, the financial crisis and the economic recession resulted in tighter credit standards and a dramatic decrease in the number of cards issued by financial institutions.

    FORBES: Playing the Rebound in Consumer Spending

  • Within the specific services, the Army showed a 16 percent decrease in the number of reported sexual assault cases, from 1, 695 in 2011 to 1, 423 in 2012.

    NPR: Military Sex Assault Reports Up, Changes Ordered

  • Telecoms is the only sector that showed a decrease in the number of information breaches - there were none in 2011-12 and only nine in the previous five years.

    BBC: Data breaches 10 times worse, say ICO figures

  • Last year, for the first time, the company saw a net decrease in the number of stores it operates and a drop in net revenue from the previous year.

    FORBES: Meet Me for a Beer at��Starbucks?

  • However, the intensive training required, the low income generated, popularization of computer printing technology and diminishing enthusiasm for compiling genealogies have all contributed to a rapid decrease in the number of craftspeople.

    UNESCO: CULTURE

  • "Over the past six to eight months, we've been doing some work with local communities and scrap metal dealers which has enabled us to see a substantial decrease in the number of offences, " he said.

    BBC: A church

  • While the rest of the country, over the same twenty-year period, saw the growth in incarceration that led to our current astonishing numbers, New York, despite the Rockefeller drug laws, saw a marked decrease in its number of inmates.

    NEWYORKER: The Caging of America

  • While the changes are only a few percent, with more than 40, 000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK alone every year, a large proportion of whom have 'ER-positive' cancer, it could mean a significant decrease in the number whose cancer returns.

    BBC: Breast cancer

  • On Wednesday, Mr Hollande said that the "final phase" of the French intervention "will last through March and from April there will be a decrease in the number of French soldiers in Mali as African forces will take over, supported by the Europeans".

    BBC: Mali crisis: French soldiers to be withdrawn in April

  • "I hope that with proper management and fortitude, in the next few days, we can be witnesses to the betterment of the situation, resolution of the difficulties and the decrease in the number of the families waiting for their loved ones, " Rafsanjani said.

    CNN: Iranian clerics dispute election results

  • In a report last month, the UNHCR noted "the general improvement of the security situation in Iraq, " including "a marked decrease" in the number of attacks on Palestinian neighborhoods and individuals.

    FORBES: Freedom's Edge

  • They can reduce demand if they move in with relatives because then they will contribute to a decrease in the total number of households.

    FORBES: A Few Housing Notes

  • The new results, issued via press release, show that patients who injected themselves with either 80 milligrams or 160 mg of Arcalyst once a week had a 72% decrease in the average number of gout flares compared to a placebo group.

    FORBES: Regeneron Announces Strong Results In Gout Study

  • At A-level there was a decrease of 8% in the number of entries for French and 3% for German, although Spanish saw an increase of 17%.

    BBC: Rise in top grade A-level exams

  • "Any council which decides that supporting a mainstream UK political party disbars an individual from looking after children in care is sending a dreadful signal that will only decrease the number of loving homes available to children in need, " he added.

    BBC: UKIP couple have foster children removed from care

  • Cambridgeshire saw a decrease from 671 to 634 in the number of allegations in those complaints.

    BBC: Cambridgeshire Police complaints increase by 3%

  • Did it mean a significant decrease in air travel, a certain number of LEED certifications, an internally set women and minority retention rate, or something else?

    FORBES: Connect

  • But after patients who were treated with Botox showed a decrease in facial lines, an increasing number of physicians since the mid-1990s have used it to reduce forehead creases and crow's feet wrinkles, which are caused by muscle contractions directly under the skin.

    FORBES: Smooth operator

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