Howard E. Simpson, the railroad's president, said, `` A drastic decline in freight loading due principally to the severe slump in the movement of heavy goods has necessitated this regrettable action ''.

Since 2006, the slump in demand for the cooker has led to severe stock market falls for the company, crashing 25 % in one day in November 2008 when the company announced disappointing sales figures across the range.

It remains prominent despite a severe slump starting in the mid-1990s.

Following the demise of the coalfield the town experienced a severe economic slump, with many high street shops closing down.

* 1991 – Melbourne experiences a severe economic slump ; City property markets crash and CBD vacancy rates reach all time high.

This, coupled with the advent of television and the attendant drop in movie ticket sales, brought about a severe slump in the movie business, a slump that would not be reversed until 1972, with the release of The Godfather, the first modern blockbuster.

Both stands sustained severe slump tamage during the earthquake in 2011.

The Brazilian crisis of 1999 probably had the most severe effect, because Brazil is Argentina's largest trading partner, and the crisis was coupled with an appreciating U. S. dollar and a slump in the world prices of primary products.

The Hong Kong film industry has been in a severe slump since the mid-1990s.

After the ostrich feather slump and a severe drought in the Karoo during the early part of the 18th century, many " bywoners " found themselves without work.

With the Cold War coming to a close, a large portion of the defense-related industries in the area suffered severe cutbacks and closures, with several high-profile sales scavenging many local firms.

In the years 1842 and 1843 a severe financial crisis occurred, mainly due to the Government demanding from the banks the large rate of 7 per cent for all moneys deposited with them, the result of land sales.

This conflicted with the government ’ s need for the tax revenue generated by sales, leading to long intervals promoting manufacturing and consumption, punctuated by brief periods of severe restrictions and outright prohibition.

The album received her strongest reviews in years, but her sales did not improve and this would have a severe impact on her relationship with Warner Brothers.

The City has been facing severe financial woes over the last few years and an attempt to balance the 2010 budget by creating a 0. 25 % sales tax was defeated by city voters on August 4, 2009.

The Ninety / One Ten models received minor equipment and driveline upgrades and sales began to improve after a severe and near-terminal decline in the early part of the decade.

However, before long, XK sales suffered from complaints about the durability on rough outback roads ( due chiefly to collapsing front ball joints, and adjusting shims dropping out of the front suspension, both problems inducing some rather severe front camber ); the car earned the unflattering nickname " Foul Can " during this time.

Recognition of the severe domestic hunger problem in the latter half of the 1980s led to incremental expansions of the FSP in 1985 and 1987, such as elimination of sales tax on food stamp purchases, reinstitution of categorical eligibility, increased resource limit for most households ($ 2, 000 ), eligibility for the homeless, and expanded nutrition education.

The early Corcels had severe quality issues and sales suffered accordingly, but after Ford do Brasil received a new head ( Joseph W. O ' Neill ) in 1970 the decision was made to ameliorate the situation.

A weird side note is that the Tracker sales along with its Geo siblings suffered severe loss in sales when they were rebadged Chevrolet in 1998.

The Prizm along with its Geo siblings suffered severe sales loss when the brand denomination changed from Geo to Chevrolet in 1998.

In the early 1930s, however, the business climate changed, and, as American sales faltered, the press struggled on as the depression became more severe.

The 1920s and 1930s proved to be a very lean time for the industry, partly because of severe restrictions on brewing that had come in during World War I, partly because of higher taxes, and a consequent decrease in sales.

After Rumble Roses, Aisha's record sales took a severe downfall, resulting in failure to make any money and soon being out of the business.

In the post-strike period amidst severe economic crisis, sales were down from pre-strike levels by 31 %, but gross profit rose from 20 % to 22 % of sales revenues.

Although January is usually a low sales month due to it being post-Christmas season, the vinyl single was in severe decline in the UK at this time and had been so since the late 1980s.

Augustus made her record any daily activities she did in the imperial day book and the emperor took severe measures in preventing Agrippina from forming friendships, without his consent.

Of all the causes of defection, that connected with arrears of tribute and vessels, and with failure of service, was the chief ; for the Athenians were very severe and exacting, and made themselves offensive by applying the screw of necessity to men who were not used to and in fact not disposed for any continuous labor.

Nevertheless, Phillip, alarmed and outraged, made a surprising move, ordering that the Natives be made severe examples of.

Following the BBC's request for improvements ( and a severe budget reduction ), several changes were made.

It occurs as a consequence of a rapid rise in serum tonicity following treatment in individuals with chronic, severe hyponatraemia who have made intracellular adaptations to the prevailing hypotonicity.

Despite the severe damage the economy of Georgia suffered due to civil strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 2000, achieving robust GDP growth and curtailing inflation.

Haiti is subject to periodic droughts and floods, made more severe by deforestation.

Should the referees disagree on any occasion, a decision is made on mutual agreement during a short timeout, or, in case of punishments, the more severe of the two comes into effect.

He was made Under-Secretary of State for Social Security in 1985, before being promoted to become Minister of State in the same department in 1986, first attracting national media attention over cold weather payments to the elderly in January 1987, when Britain was in the depths of a severe winter.

In addition to bouts with malaria, battle wounds from fighting in the Mexican-American War, and a chronic eye infection that made it impossible for him to endure bright light, he also suffered from trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve disorder that causes severe pain in the face.

The serious blunder that he had made at the beginning by abetting a severe persecution of the Monophysite bishops and monks and thereby embittering the population of vast regions and provinces, he remedied eventually.

Oldcastle's revolt made Lollardy seem even more threatening to the state, and persecution of Lollards became more severe.

Ultimately, midwives made a determination about the chances for an infant ’ s survival and likely recommended that a newborn with any severe deformities be exposed.

Their expected useful life is only as long as the wire they are composed of and if used in severe climates ( such as shore-side in a salt water environment ) must be made of appropriate corrosion-resistant wire.

However, because NMT mimics some symptoms of motor neuron disease ( ALS ) and other more severe diseases, which may be fatal, there can often be significant anxiety until a diagnosis is made.

However, a 1988 article by Brian Martin in Science and Public Policy states that although their paper concluded the effects would be less severe than originally thought, with the authors describing these effects as a " nuclear autumn ", other statements by Thompson and Schneider show that they " resisted the interpretation that this means a rejection of the basic points made about nuclear winter ".

Since the late 1980s, the country has instead sought to establish an American partnership, which has made the Seoul – Washington relationship subject to severe strains.

Since it was a city of log buildings, made out of wood, most fires caused severe damage.

Since the 1990s and onwards, this has led to severe contention between producers and aficionados of premium handmade cigars and cigarette manufacturing companies that create machine made, chemically formulated / altered products resembling cigars, and subsequently labeled as cigars.

* The first in a decade-long series of severe famines and epidemics sweep central and southeastern China during the Ming Dynasty, made worse by a previous decision in 1527 to cut back on the intake of grain quotas for granaries.

* In Henan province, China, a severe drought with swarms of locusts is made worse by a major epidemic outbreak of the plague.

The most severe bombing of Kassel in World War II destroyed 90 % of the downtown area, some 10, 000 people were killed, and 150, 000 were made homeless.

The island also suffered severe drought between 1837 and 1847, which made sugar plantation almost impossible to sustain.

After another severe defeat on 26 September, the German commanders made more changes to the defensive deployment of their troops and altered their counter-attack tactics, which had been negated by Plumer's more conservative limited attacks.