Sentence examples for by a modest decline from inspiring English sources

Applied Materials : Because of its move into new markets like factory management and control software, their earnings will not take a hit by a modest decline in semiconductor equipment spending in 2007.

These profound structural defects were not associated with any changes to the number of mitochondria within the beta cells, but were accompanied by a modest decline in mitochondrial enzyme activity, degranulation of beta cells, decreased beta cell function and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).

A rapid rise (P < 0·001) to 2816·6 ± 158·9 μg/ml was observed at 14 days followed by a modest decline at 21 days.

26 The age adjusted incidence of invasive breast cancer has increased steadily in Norway from the 1950s until 2002, 27 after which the incidence levelled off, followed by a modest decline (fig 1).

Subsequently, the highest overall Holocene PAR values and hence inferred population size was detected between ca. 10,100 and 9180 cal yr BP (av. 4886 grains cm-2yr-1) followed by a modest decline, with still high PAR values until 7200 cal yr BP (zone 6).

By extension, a modest decline of the yuan back to its original peg of 8.7 to the dollar should not have huge effects on the region's trade.Some of the upward pressure will come off the yuan next year.

Finally, the survey of employers also done by the Labor Department shows a modest decline of 30,000 jobs from May to June.

Pending sales — signed contracts between buyers and sellers — rose in July, by 5.2 percent, beating expectations of a modest decline.

The department said that first-time claims for unemployment rose by 18,000 last week; analysts had expected a modest decline.

The good news may be overshadowed by accompanying news that Dell sees a modest decline in gross margins for the period.

Remarkably, a modest decline in TNFR1 protein expression by miR-511 was able to protect the mice against TNF.