1.   There has been a decline in the number of people joining the priesthood.

2.   There has been a decline in union representation in the auto industry.

3.   The thesis that moral decline is the infallible diagnostic of a decadent society.

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

5.   According to the police, however, there was a decline in the level of violence immediately following the signing of the accord.

6.   Our decline is widespread, affecting workplaces of all types.

7.   The decline in trade unionism is particularly significant here.

8.   So fast is the decline that the figures are hopelessly out of date.

9.   This decline was comparable with what we previously found in colon carcinomas.

10.   This has occurred when there has been a decline in antral tumours.