HE said recent decreases in interest rates should not hurt bank earnings, "because their cost of money is lower."

Krajicek could have done with a more thorough discussion of the recent decrease in crime.

A large proportion of Venezuelans are young, largely because of recent decreases in the infant mortality rate.

These recent decreases in production capacity have been due to reduced expenditureson the maintenance of the oil fields.

Some recent decreases in the cost of premiums can be traced to actions by state regulators.

Also, a large proportion of Ghana's population are young, largely because of recent decreases in the infant mortality rate.

Take War Horse, profits from which have counterbalanced the National's recent decrease in subsidy.

Ovo attributes its energy price cut to a recent decrease in wholesale costs.

Such a recovery might be aided by a recent decrease in mortgage interest rates.

But a recent decrease in shootings would appear to indicate that that is not the case in this instance.