11.   Fewer Americans smoke than a decade ago, and the long-term trend is for a continuing decline in domestic cigarette sales.

12.   Fund managers said the Glaxo seems to be taking the right steps to counteract the continuing decline in older products.

13.   If left unanswered, continuing declines could hurt the quality of graduate programs and reduce access to foreign business prospects at a time of increased global competition.

14.   Indeed, today, many of the leading financial shares that had been pummeled in recent days were higher, despite continuing declines in the broader markets.

15.   It concluded that a continuing decline in manufacturing jobs had left rural areas with low-paying service jobs that rarely provided benefits like health insurance.

16.   Japanese bonds were little changed, paring earlier losses, while futures rose as the continuing decline in Tokyo stocks prompted investors to shift funds into alternative investments.

17.   Jobs said he was pleased with the progress Apple had made so far, despite the continuing sales decline.

18.   More than likely, though, the root cause is the continuing decline in interest in horse racing around the country.

19.   Next week, Sprint Corp. could put to rest questions about how it will cut costs to compensate for the continuing decline in its earnings.

20.   Part of the answer is a continuing decline in manufacturing employment in the region.