1.   The engineering industry has continued in decline for the past year.

2.   The Black Death began the long process of decline for many, but it rarely wiped out an entire village at a single blow.

3.   It is hoped that the multi-million pound facelift will reverse decades of decline for the shopping area in Liverpool city centre.

4.   Also, UAL reports an earnings decline for the fourth quarter.

5.   Among intermediate goods, increases for foods and feeds and for construction materials were balanced by the declines for factory materials and energy.

6.   Analysts expect to see a decline for the first six months.

7.   Analysts have said Intel is likely to see significant margin declines for its processors as rivals eat into its market share and force the company to trim prices further.

8.   Analysts said it was the largest monthly decline for construction spending in four years.

9.   Audiences for the four majo broadcast networks have been in sharp decline for much of the last decade.

10.   Before that, the number of buses had actually been in decline for more than a decade, as automobile traffic swelled.