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Discover LudwigThe phrase "appear to decline" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or trend that seems to be decreasing or diminishing over time.
Example: "The sales figures for the last quarter appear to decline compared to the previous year."
Alternatives: "seem to decrease" or "look like they are falling".
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Newly credentialed cosmetologists' incomes appear to decline substantially regardless of what kind of school they attend.
Average citations to publications, however, appear to decline for repeat patenters, suggesting either a decrease in quality or restrictions on use associated in patent protection.
And why, at the height of media coverage and publicity about global warming in the years after the release of Gore's movie, did confidence in climate science actually appear to decline?
Though many factors likely contribute to amphibian declines, pesticides (such as atrazine) likely play an important role even in populations that appear to decline for other reasons, such as disease.
All of these one-year diversions will not be important in the long term, although the fact that earnings are being accelerated into 2012 means that earnings, and tax bills, may appear to decline in 2013 even if the economy continues to improve.
The brains of elderly patients with hearing loss appear to decline more rapidly than those with full hearing, a US study shows.
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Meadow fescue NDFD appears to decline at a slower rate than with other grasses.
Even so, use appeared to decline, according to App Annie, an analytics firm.
Some investors, however, expect a rebound as the fighting appears to decline.
DURING the Great Recession, child abuse and neglect appeared to decline.
The real manager, Sir Alf Ramsey, appeared to decline into a monosyllabic sulk.
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