11.   French officials had predicted that because of their precautions cases of the disease would be declining by now.

12.   Grocers this week saw wholesale prices decline by about a dime a gallon.

13.   GM sales are seen down about five percent, with cars and trucks declining by roughly the same percentage.

14.   His sales volume since mid-September has declined by more than half.

15.   In Boston, the number of fires has declined by more than half in the last decade.

16.   In recent decades the populations of some species in Mexico, including wild felines, have declined by half or three quarters.

17.   In those early days, many scientists predicted that with the ban on meat parts in feed, the number of cases would be declining by now.

18.   Numbers at both schools had declined by Tuesday as some residents moved to a shelter set up at Stokes Elementary and others found accommodations with family and friends.

19.   Officials had hoped to see the number of cases declining by now.

20.   Officials of some tourist destinations say that gas prices have their attention even though they are hoping that prices will decline by the time summer vacations begin.