And a decline at department stores.
NBC had a 23 percent gain in viewers compared to a decline at every other network.
And there may not have been a decline at all, given the Times's magnificent Web site, which keeps getting better.
Given the market's recent strength, many analysts have been anticipating a decline at the first sign of bad news — whether from Europe, corporate America or the American economy.
It isn't drastic, but it is a decline — at a time when technology is allowing other countries to leverage and empower more of their own high-I.Q.
For example, consider the most recent estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2014, which showed a decline at an annual rate of 2.9%.
A commuter passing through Pennsylvania Station might wonder if there were a decline at all; outreach workers there have struggled to persuade homeless people to leave.
He said 1988 featured a high rate of voting in primaries, and then a decline at the general election to 50.1percentt of eligible voters.
The Commerce Department's report showed that excluding a decline at automobile dealers, retail sales rose 0.3percentt after a 1.1percentt increase in April.
February retail inventories fell 0.4percentt after rising 0.2percentt in January, reflecting a decline at auto dealers and furniture stores.
In Germany, the number of high-earning bankers fell to 242 from 397, mainly due to a decline at subsidiaries or branches of UK firms in Germany.
