Sentence examples for decline suddenly from inspiring English sources

He declares that "great powers rarely decline suddenly" — the historian Niall Ferguson argued the exact opposite in his 2011 book "Civilization" — yet then proceeds to offer illustrations showing that "the decline of the British Empire" occurred over a few brief decades.

Brexit as a symptom of post-imperial decline suddenly made sense hearing the delusional plans coming from the Crown itself.

Rashtrakuta power declined suddenly, however, after the reign of Indra, and this was fully exploited by the feudatory Taila.

Furthermore, measles incidence declined suddenly at the start of the rainy season (J.R. Kremer, pers. comm)., as was reported for other countries in sub-Saharan Africa (26 ).

If that decline accelerated suddenly it could push interest rates higher and undermine the stock market.

When oil prices dropped and the national economy went into decline, Louisiana suddenly found itself staring at a $2 billion hole in the budget.

The UN failed to explain this changed assumption, which appears to fly in the face of current trends, or to show why fertility decline should suddenly stop when it hit replacement level, rather than continuing beyond that point, as has happened to date in all such populations.

Thus, if both averages had been declining and suddenly one of the two begins to rise, a bull market might lie ahead.

Inter-CVMI stage differences revealed that osteocalcin levels gradually rise in both males and females while suddenly decline in males from CVMI stage 5 to CVMI stage 6 which is in contrast to more gradual decline in females from CVMI stage 3 to CVMI stage 6.

And then there's Japan, which, under Abe's unexpectedly able stewardship, has shrugged off nearly two decades of decline and is suddenly on a tear.

The promise of offshore gas deposits is still too uncertain, and tourism may well decline if Russians suddenly find the island to be less hospitable to their money.Whether the euro zone has gained any credibility for this round of clear-eyed decision-making is a different matter altogether.(Picture credit: AFP).