The phrase "a path of decline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, trend, or condition that is deteriorating or worsening over time.
Example: "The company has been on a path of decline since the new management took over, leading to significant losses."
Alternatives: "a downward trajectory" or "a course of deterioration."
But the alternative is to continue stumbling down a path of decline.
Perhaps we're set on a path of decline which has to go further and hurt more, before anything is done.
A senior Obama administration official echoed that sentiment, putting it this way: "Although Al Qaeda may not fragment immediately, the loss of Bin Laden puts the group on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse".
The chief themes of Irving's German speeches were that the Allies and Axis states were equally culpable for war crimes, that the decision of Neville Chamberlain to declare war on Germany in 1939, and that of Winston Churchill to continue the war in 1940, had been great mistakes that set Britain on a path of decline, and the Holocaust was just a "propaganda exercise".
President Bush proposed a $2.4 trillion budget that would substantially increase funding next year for national security but would cut or strictly limit spending on most domestic programs and, on paper at least, put the government on a path of declining deficits.
President Bush proposed a $2.4 trillion budget on Monday that would substantially increase funding next year for national security but would cut or strictly limit spending on most domestic programs and, on paper at least, put the government on a path of declining deficits.
The largest swath of them the baby boomers are on a path of declining consumption, even if their personal balance sheets are in good shape.
With print issues and ads being worth more if bought in a store, in contrast to what you can just read online for free, these companies or publications are on a path of declining; if not shutting down.
Similarly, the New Zealand rock lobster fishery was on a path of declining abundance before a reduction in effort and season length substantially increased abundance, catch rates, and profitability [8].
His inability to deal with geological evidence was symptomatic of a much broader problem — one that may, in the end, set America on a path of inexorable decline.
"Today, there is every indication that the growth in snowboarding we took for granted has stalled, and visitation from snowboarding is headed toward a path of substantial decline," Nate Fristoe, RRC Associates' director of operations, wrote in the National Ski Areas Association Journal.
