| Our epoch is characterized by startling advances on the one hand and conditions of extreme socioeconomic retrogression and distress on the other. |
| Responding to the market means stagnancy and retrogression for the companies. |
| The institute was to document the condition of the sculptures, investigate the sources of their retrogression, and prevent further deterioration. |
| Any retrogression in housing rights would constitute a human rights violation. |
| In other words, her skills have retarded into that of one unfit to practice such arts, though she herself is unaware of this retrogression. |
| Two factors mitigate against complete retrogression of metamorphic rocks, however, during their return to Earth's surface. |
