1.   They are also the continuing decline of parliamentary politics and political control increasingly orchestrated by a small clique within the Cabinet.

2.   Even the unique wartime relationship with the United States could not conceal the continuing decline of Britain within the Big Three.

3.   This has to happen in the face of a continuing decline of the fertilizer business in general.

4.   Among older adults, life expectancy rates are up, reflecting a continuing decline in heart disease and stroke-related fatalities.

5.   At the root of the gasoline shortage is the continuing decline in Russian oil production.

6.   All the base lines assume a continuing decline in the share of GDP devoted to domestic discretionary spending.

7.   But other experts are not so sure, pointing to the continuing decline in union membership nationwide.

8.   Daniels said the continuing decline of two-parent families has social costs, including higher rates of crime, child poverty, welfare dependency, and drug abuse.

9.   Despite his past successes, Lynch is not immune to the continuing steep decline in the value of technology companies.

10.   Despite gloomy reports of the graying of the arts audience and continuing decline, Brown, never one to shun cheerful platitudes, says he is optimistic about Ovation.