1.   It Declined by slow attrition, rather than On the grand scale of its swarming Marshland relatives.

2.   Blue chip issues were sharply higher, but the rest of the market actually declined slightly by the end of the day.

3.   Although the centre declined by the second century A.D., due largely to pirate raiding, the Roman remains are considerable.

4.   Argentina expects unemployment to decline by between two and four percentage points, as continued economic growth creates new jobs.

5.   Average hourly earnings -- a gauge of labor costs -- declined by two cents in August after rising by six cents during July.

6.   Because people are insufficiently disturbed, the number of viewers who regularly watch network news has declined by a third in the past five years.

7.   A decade back, many analysts predicted North Sea production would be declining by now.

8.   Even as the number of US combat troops has declined by a third, the number of cargo planes and ships has risen.

9.   Fedesarrollo, an economic think tank, disagreed, predicting coffee prices would decline by the second half of the year.

10.   Few did, and some declined by tendering their collective resignation.