1.   And because the sudden welfare decline follows an equally startling rise, some of the current reduction may simply represent a natural readjustment.

2.   A slow but steady decline has followed into mid-June, and rumors of an influx of Japanese Tamagotchis find buyers decidedly wary.

3.   But the decline followed big increases in the price over the last several years.

4.   Its decline followed the slide of French fashion generally and the parallel ascent of street influences on the high-fashion runway.

5.   New-home sales tend to be very volatile month to month, and the December decline followed a big gain in November.

6.   The decline followed a slide in stock prices in the U.S. and Europe.

7.   The decline follows two strong weekly gains, which were inflated by post-Christmas bargain hunting by shoppers, the report said.

8.   The decline followed reports citing slumping industry beverage-can shipments.

9.   The decline followed the withdrawal of Congress support from the government.

10.   The decline follows two strong weekly gains.