The phrase "a decline in core" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing a decrease in the central or most important part of something, such as a business, economy, or concept.
Example: "The recent report indicated a decline in core sales, raising concerns about the company's overall performance."
Alternatives: "a drop in core" or "a decrease in core".
But Telecom Italia's woes slowing growth in mobile telephony, a decline in core fixed-line revenues, a growing threat from upstart competitors, huge debts and government intrusion are common to its dinosaur-like peers in other European countries".The economics are not getting better," says Stephen Pentland of Deloitte, a consultancy.
A decline in core temperature is essential for falling asleep, so anything that raises your temperature in the middle of the night will combat that, especially something as uncomfortable as hot flashes!
At UNICEF, the downturn has been reflected in a decline in core resources for each of the past two years.
NEW YORK, USA, 24 June 2011 – The UNICEF Executive Board wrapped up its 2011 Annual Session yesterday with a renewed commitment to delivering results for the world's most disadvantaged children – even as a decline in core resources challenges UNICEF and its partners to work more creatively.
UNICEF Executive Board session wraps up with a renewed commitment to equity NEW YORK, USA, 24 June 2011 – The UNICEF Executive Board wrapped up its 2011 Annual Session yesterday with a renewed commitment to delivering results for the world's most disadvantaged children – even as a decline in core resources challenges UNICEF and its partners to work more creatively.
It is associated with a decline in core temperature and a concomitant decline in cognitive function [ 10– 12] and a rise in the hormone melatonin, which governs the body's sleep-wake cycles and protects against sleep deprivation-induced behavioral and biochemical alterations [ 23].
PARIS -- Electricit?e France said Thursday that profit in 2009 rose 12 percent from a year earlier, as results from acquisitions overseas offset a decline in its core French business, and said international operations would continue to pay off in 2010.
We note that historically European parcel companies have offered a 4%-54%-5%ld, in part, to offset the risks to earnings growth from a decline in the core letters business.
Results suggest that prior physical exercise may predispose a person to greater heat loss and to experience a larger decline in core temperature when subsequently exposed to cold air.
The unexpectedly long closure adds to the financial pressure on EDF, which last week reported a 6.7% decline in core earnings to €16.4bn (£14bn) in 2016.
If his forecasts of 10 percent unemployment and a further decline in core inflation to around 0.5 percent by late 2011 prove correct, the Fed could continue buying Treasuries into 2012 for a total of around $2 trillion, Mr. Hatzius wrote.
