Word: plateauing
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...Catholic support that will never be eroded, and the numbers presented in Brazil last week may be a sign that those willing to choose an alternative have already done so. "It doesn't surprise me," Garrard-Burnett said of the study's findings. "You just see Protestant growth plateau and I think that may be true in Brazil...
...easy to pick up a newspaper and see some comparison between your brothers and Barack Obama. Is there any validity to that comparison? Barack is certainly an extremely gifted and talented individual. But my brothers are on a special plateau for me. They're my heroes...
...news wasn't without a catch. The potential reserves, with an estimated value of $128 billion, are spread over more than 600 sites on the Tibetan plateau, a remote and environmentally fragile area more than twice the size of Texas. The region is also politically sensitive. China invaded Tibet in 1950, and its leader, the Dalai Lama, later fled to exile in India. The Tibetan government in exile, which is based in the north Indian town of Dharamsala, has long accused Beijing of exploiting their homeland, a concern that has only been amplified by the new discoveries...
...While that's good news for China's economy, environmentalists are worried. The Tibet plateau, known as the Roof of the World, is an average of 15,000 feet above sea level and is home to rare snow leopards and Tibetan antelope. Much of it is largely untouched. "At that high altitude, the ecosystem is very fragile. Once you damage it will takes decades to recover," says Wen Bo, China program director for Pacific Environment, a San Francisco-based NGO. "Already the plateau is facing serious problems. If you're going to mine it's not going to get better...
...those games are really precious.”“I could see that up at the Columbia scrimmage,” he said. “Guys were just so excited to play. Part of it is you get so familiar with yourself that you tend to plateau at how much you can get out of a practice.”The rest of the team’s natural yearning for the return of football has undoubtedly been augmented by questions: questions about dealing with controversy. Only games will answer those questions.“We?...