Inkwells gradually fell out of use in the early part of 20th century as the reservoir fountain pen (which needs to be filled only occasionally) replaced the dip pen, which needed to be dipped in ink after writing a few lines.
In the nation as a whole, notes political scientist Karen Kaufmann, 50% of mothers with children voted for Bush in 2000, and this actually dipped to 49% in 2004.
Growth in Pacific island developing economies dipped to 4% in 2013 from 5.3% in 2012, mainly due to an economic slowdown in the resource-rich economies of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
In fact, it dipped last year to # from # in # despite the publicity surrounding the # summit, during which the doubling of aid flows was prominently promised
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The visitors expect that all the modern conveniences and services will be available when they land to dip their toes in the water and sun themselves on the beach.
Real GDP growth is expected to pick up after a dip in 2009, with a rise to 5.2 per cent in 2010, and 6 per cent in 2011, as the global economy improves.
a) Portfolio delivery and revenues are projected to dip slightly in # on the assumption that while operations management portfolios will continue to grow (but at a slower rate than in option one), other service lines are likely to decline as certain clients withdraw business, or loss-making portfolios are closed down, without sufficient new-client revenues to offset those losses
The first is aimed at correcting the procyclical bias of fiscal policy by programming public finances over a period of several years and increasing savings during the oil-boom phase in order to deal adequately with dips in the cycle
In fact, it dipped last year to 0.30 from 0.36 in 2005, despite the publicity surrounding the G-8 summit, during which the doubling of aid flows was prominently promised.
Commitments by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa increased by 57 per cent in 2012, to $18.7 billion, while disbursements increased by 47 per cent, to $12.8 billion, following a dip in 2011.