In the auto industry, absenteeism rose, quality and efficiency declined, and companies had trouble recruiting young people.

After 1601 the efficiency of the Navy declined gradually, while corruption grew until brought under control in an inquiry of 1618.

The efficiency of grid-referenced PCR, reflected in the screening multiple, therefore declines with increasing prevalence of positives within the samples.

However, the efficiency of air-source heat pumps decline when the outdoor temperature is very cold or very hot; therefore, they are only really applicable in temperate climates.

Because the efficiency of the immune system declines with age, older people, men as well as women, may be more susceptible to the AIDS virus.

The efficiency of the system declines as a result.

If fins are not aligned vertically, or if pins are too close together to allow sufficient air flow between them, the efficiency of the heat sink will decline.

Indeed, the efficiency of a denationalized, deregulated British Telecom somewhat declined thereafter, and led to complaints about poor service and rising telephone bills.

Research in healthy adults shows that mental efficiency declines slightly but measurably as blood glucose falls below 65 mg/dL (3.6 mM) in many people.

Where those attempts have been most successful, the efficiency of labor markets has declined most dramatically.