The rain had been falling steadily for days when the river finally broke its banks.
La pluie tombait sans interruption depuis des jours lorsque la rivière a finalement débordé de son lit.
Public spending on health, which had been falling in recent years, has remained unchanged at 3.6% of GDP.
Les dépenses publiques en santé, qui ont diminué au cours de ces dernières années, n’ont pas dépassé 3,6 % du PIB.
January sales discounting, which had been falling in recent years, increased meaningfully this year and caught consensus out.
Les chiffres d’inflation du mois de janvier, qui étaient systématiquement en baisse au cours des dernières années, ont augmenté significativement cette année, prenant en défaut le consensus.
Income from tourism had been falling for several years but in 2008 it increased; and in 2009 foreign currency from this source came to USD 1,300 million, 19% more than the previous year when the sector yielded USD 1,053 million.[4]
Le flux touristique a augmenté en 2008 après plusieurs années de diminution et en 2009 les devises liées à ce secteur ont atteint USD 1,3 milliards, soit 19 % de plus que l’année précédente qui avait générée USD 1,05 milliards[4].
It was a drear day. Rain had been falling since very early in the morning.
C'était une journée morne. Il pleuvait depuis tôt le matin.
The landslide was due to the heavy rains that had been falling all week.
Le glissement de terrain était dû aux fortes pluies qui étaient tombées toute la semaine.
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