Other broader social trends played into a general deterioration of public housing.

But the general deterioration clearly had gone beyond the point of repair.

But it produced little solid evidence of general deterioration in care.

McCann shook his head at the general deterioration of everything.

Her clinical course was very difficult with general deterioration after the cardiac arrest.

This opened the way to the "general deterioration and decline of the religious idea'.

"There's been a general deterioration of the garment center," she said.

The group is opposed to this compromise because it would mean a general deterioration of the environment.

"There will be a general deterioration in all services," he said.

"There would be a general deterioration in the person's health, leading eventually to death."