Sentence examples for To have been declining from inspiring English sources

Data on hedgehog numbers before 2000 is sparse, but they are thought to have been declining for decades.

According to Islamic historian William Montgomery Watt there was a general disregard by guardians in taking care of weaker members of the tribes in Mecca during the 6th century, "Muhammad's guardians saw that he did not starve to death, but it was hard for them to do more for him, especially as the fortunes of the clan of Hashim seem to have been declining at that time".

But exports to Portugal and Italy have been declining in recent months after showing signs of recovery in 2010 and early 2011.

Physicians house calls to patients have been declining in many countries of the world.

While absolute numbers of deaths due to HIV have been declining, HIV incidence, ie, new HIV infections, has also declined, falling from 3.2 million (2.9 3.4 million) in 2001 to 2.5 million (2.2 2.8 million) in 2011, despite an expanding world population.

But Venezuela's crude oil exports to the United States have been declining.

TOKYO — On the chaotic streets of the world's most sprawling restaurant-supply district, sales to home chefs have been declining of late.

Although surveys are an important tool in the evaluation of health services, it would appear that response rates to most surveys have been declining over the years.

Banks have been taking more aggressive measures to avert foreclosures, which have been declining for almost two years, according to RealtyTrac.

In truth, births to women under 20 have been declining quite drastically in England and Wales since the late 90s.

Levels of the carbon 14 isotope spiked in the atmosphere during the 1970s due to nuclear tests, and have been declining ever since.