Sentence examples for declined in numbers from inspiring English sources

Once-common species such as lapwings, yellow wagtails, skylarks and kestrels have declined in numbers.

Overall, 76 per cent of the UK's butterflies have declined in numbers since 1975.

Though some studies show colonies that have declined in numbers or even disappeared, others show they just keep going.

Humanities degrees haven't actually declined in numbers, it's just the proportion of degrees granted is somewhat smaller.

The dolphin had declined in numbers for decades, and efforts to keep the species alive in captivity were unsuccessful.

Happily our convict population has recently declined in numbers to a very large extent, and here was a Government freehold with vacant possession.

Not only have violent deaths declined in number.

They declined in number thereafter, though total circulation rose.

Central Africa's forest elephants have declined in number by two-thirds between 2002 and 2012.

Between 1991 and 2001, Welsh speakers declined in number in the five mostly rural counties where they had been most common.

Such institutions radically declined in number in the second half of the 20th century, replaced by other means of subsistence and care.