Sentence examples for a decade of zero from inspiring English sources

After a decade of zero returns, this is understandable.

It was a decade of zero gains for homeowners, even if they bought early: right now housing prices, adjusted for inflation, are roughly back to where they were at the beginning of the decade.

Last and least for most Americans — but a big deal for retirement accounts, not to mention the talking heads on financial TV — it was a decade of zero gains for stocks, even without taking inflation into account.

Given we're coming out of a "decade of zero," that's a pretty bad thing.

(And that doesn't even begin to address nearly a decade of zero job growth during the George W. Bush administration).

And these years, after a decade of two wars, there are many lost lives to mourn.

It could be a decade of two halves, so to speak.

The military big shots admitted that they had taken their eyes off the ball, but blamed it on a decade of two wars.

After enduring a decade of one of the worst droughts in Australian history, Queensland residents are now facing billions of dollars in costs from the floods, which have razed hundreds of homes and businesses over the past several weeks.

We don't like war, but 40% of Americans still favor sending other Americans off to fight; even after over a decade of two wars where American soldiers have been in combat longer than at any point in U.S. history.

"I am amazed at the level of commitment of the people to development, after a decade of one of Africa's most severe civil conflicts," said Ms. Veneman.