1.   All of which activities are declining around here.

2.   Bonds recovered from early losses to be little changed after the Purchasing Management Association of Chicago said manufacturing activity declined a bit in the Midwest during July.

3.   Additionally, factory activity has declined for three consecutive months, according to figures from the National Association of Purchasing Management.

4.   Even as terrorist activities decline slightly, however, experts worry that such attacks could become increasingly disruptive.

5.   Greenspan noted in his testimony on Thursday that for the short term, business activity has declined.

6.   Merger activity declined in the second quarter both for British companies buying overseas and for foreign companies buying in the U.K., according to the Central Statistical Office.

7.   On the American Stock Exchange, short-selling activity declined for the third straight month.

8.   School-based physical activity has been declining steadily for years.

9.   The National Association of Purchasing Management said manufacturing activity declined in April, while its prices-paid index, a measure of inflation, also dropped.

10.   To be sure, the data does not suggest economic activity is declining, said Stephen Roberts, chief economist at UBS Australia.