Sentence examples for a reasonable decline from inspiring English sources

The projections each side has produced for Greece's primary budget surpluses (ie, before interest payments) do not seem that far apart: both foresee Greece running a surplus of 3.5% of GDP from 2018 onwards, which would mean a reasonable decline in Greece's debt-to-GDP ratio over time if it can sustain economic growth.

"We're long overdue for a reasonable decline," said Joe Duran, chief executive of United Capital, a Newport Beach firm that manages $15 billion in assets.

Though it is not mandatory, try to provide a reasonable explanation for declining an invitation.

A reasonable explanation for a decline in SERCA function is that there is a decline in the genetic expression of SERCA isoforms and this has been shown in cardiac tissue (Maciel et al., 1990).

Defenders of Canada's deals with China – hardly known for its environmental record – argue that it was a reasonable response to the decline in American interest in Albertan oil.

Wages grew at a reasonable clip and poverty declined.

Payouts would be capped at a "reasonable" level, he said, declining to be more specific.

UCLA has the option to reduce the amount due to Mora if it determines he declined a "reasonable offer of employment" or showed a "lack of diligence in seeking employment". The buyout will be paid over the life of the contract, which ran through 2021, rather than in a lump sum.

For instance, Department of Health figures will reset the waiting time to zero if a patient does not attend or declines a reasonable offer of admission.

Competition inside the barges is a reasonable explanation for the chinook decline, says ecologist Peter Moyle of the University of California, Davis.

It properly designated the Arizona statute as a safety measure, and, finding that it bore a reasonable relation to its purpose, declined to review the judgment of the legislature as to the necessity for the passage of the act.