11.   The figures represent a general decline in employment.

12.   There was a significant decline in the size of the business as the company transitioned to an intellectual property company.

13.   ...the rapid decline in the birth rate in Western Europe.

14.   ...the recent sharp decline in bond prices.

15.   High-tech bellwethers led the decline in the stock market.

16.   A sententious crank who has written countless letters to the editor about the decline in family values.

17.   There has been a precipitous decline in home sales recently.

18.   The decline in sales only validated our concerns.

19.   We saw a sharp decline in sales this month.

20.   There was some decline in stock prices at the end of the trading session.