By the mid-1980s , the Soviet contingent was increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to 108,800 and fighting increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , but the military and diplomatic cost Cost of the war to the USSR was high .

From the mid-1980s to September 2003 , the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under US $ 25/barrel .

By the mid-1980s , various issues such as the 1983–1985 famine , economic decline and other after-effects of Derg policies ravaged Destroying Ethiopia , increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale popular support Supporting for the rebels .

RAS started Process_start in the UK in 1978 , and by the mid-1980s also had a presence in North America .