Sentence examples for decline in play from inspiring English sources

Still ranked No. 4, Clijsters said injuries had led to fatigue, lack of motivation and a decline in play.

In the 2006 off-season, he was dealt to Los Angeles, where he struggled with injuries and a decline in play.

Food allergies are a significant source of stress for some, the pushing down of academics and decline in play change the structure of childhood and childhood stress is on the rise, to name a few.

When Sport England announced last month that it was cutting the RFU's funding, the ostensible reason was that it was because of a decline in playing numbers.

He does not deny that the decline in his play this year was tied to the March breakup.

Health experts agree that the decline in outdoor play is linked to child obesity - a position supported by recent research on children's activity levels from Professor Roger Mackett at UCL.

"There is a shocking, proven connection between the decline in natural play and the decline in children's wellbeing," they write, pointing to research which found that a generation ago, 40% of children regularly played in natural areas, compared to 10% today, with a further 40% never playing outdoors.

The 28 authors, including Atwood, Motion, Michael Morpurgo and Robert Macfarlane, warn that the decision to cut around 50 words connected with nature and the countryside from the 10,000-entry children's dictionary, is "shocking and poorly considered" in the light of the decline in outdoor play for today's children.

A physical forward known for his fighting ability while with the Maroons and Rangers, an apparent decline in his play was reversed when he switched to defence after he was traded to the Bruins.

It is an all too familiar indictment of the television industry that the decline in original plays and drama over the last two decades deprived the audiences of the work of writers like Tom; but the clear beneficiary was the north-east.

Most of that drop was attributable to a 19.1 percent decline in power-play goals — which coincided with a 20.4 percent drop-off in power plays awarded by referees.