Sentence examples for decline of the network from inspiring English sources

As a veteran of ITV, he must be shocked at the speed of decline of the network.

By 1958 the tram network was reduced to just the Glenelg line (see Decline of the network).

In several provinces the coverage of primary schools and basic health services has declined since the mid-1980s, due to lack of staff and supplies, a trend exacerbated by the decline of the road network.

After the decline of the Cahokia network after AD 1250 the local Late Woodland populations expanded in complexity, developing large nucleated villages and their own trading network, known as Oneota.

Last year the Democrats declined most of the network's interview requests.

After it suffered the largest ratings decline of the five networks in the 2007-8 season, its upfront sales for 2008-9 fell to an estimated $350 million to $380 million, from as much as $625 million in the upfront market last spring.

Over all, ABC has managed to stay just about even with its ratings for last season, which comes as a surprise to some, given the continued decline for several of the network's longtime hits.

"When the entertainment history books are written, and the long, inexorable decline of The Big Four (networks) is a well-documented Harvard Business School case, I think we're going to look at the creation of OWN as the tipping point.

That 22percentt decline, however, is less than the 30percentt decline of overall network viewing since the mid-1980's, which gives television sports their cachet.

And if rain postpones Thursday afternoon's game, the night's "X Factor" broadcast is in jeopardy, which may precipitate the decline of major network television and possibly destroy civilization as we know it.

Certainly we have seen the decline of network ratings for years with the advent of cable and pay per view.