Sentence examples for declined for a time from inspiring English sources

Assyrian power declined for a time, while that of Babylonia rose.

Cut off from their familiar food sources, the grizzlies struggled and their population declined for a time.

Subsequently, however, much of Laohekou's trade was transferred to Xiangfan, and the importance of the city declined for a time.

The quality of roles he accepted declined for a time after "Get Shorty" — he appeared in a short-lived sitcom on NBC, "In-Laws," and in several disappointing films, including "Stealing Harvard" — but his fortunes improved in 2004, when he was cast as the dapper detective Joe Fontana on "Law & Order".

The company's fortunes declined for a time, and by 1904 there was only a single touring company wending its way through the British provinces, when it took a seven-month South African tour.

While he says that after the big gains of recent months, it's quite possible that the market will move sideways or even decline for a time, he also says it's likely that the overall upward trend will continue.

Energy intensity has declined for a long time.

Zuckerberg declined for a third time in a letter sent by a subordinate, instead offering Allan.

Among the design houses that declined for a long time without the founder at the helm are Halston, Balenciaga and Chanel (though Chanel was revived by Karl Lagerfeld, himself now 63).

FACING a projected budget shortfall, the County Board of Legislators has declined for a second time to decide if the county's management employees and elected officials -- including the legislators themselves -- should receive a salary increase.

Coal jobs have been declining for a long time: 30 years ago, there were nearly three times as many miners as there are now.