Sentence examples for First declines from inspiring English sources

First, declines in both mortality and fertility have not only accelerated population aging but also decreased the size of families.

That followed its first declines in Windows sales and preceded its first yearly drop in revenue.

That represented the first declines in inflation-adjusted spending since January 2010.

PHILADELPHIA — After decades of rising childhood obesity rates, several American cities are reporting their first declines.

That same year, fourth- and eighth-graders lost ground on the NAEP math exam, the first declines since the federal government began administering the exam in 1990.

Uncertainty about the outlook for corporate earnings pushed investors toward the exits yesterday as major stock market indexes posted their first declines of the week.

That was the first decline since May 2012.

That will be the first decline ever.

That was the first decline since 1996.

It would be the first decline since 1980.

It was the first decline since March.