These pursuits have declined in favour of settled agriculture and livestock raising.
The old city subsequently declined in favour of Notium (New Colophon), and both centres were overshadowed by Ephesus.
We usually had a Christmas away somewhere, although the road trips declined in favour of going to one spot and staying there for a week or so.
In 1854 the English logician George Boole criticized the subjective character of such assignments, and Bayesianism declined in favour of "confidence intervals" and "hypothesis tests"—now basic research methods.
In the late 1960s original film composition tended to decline in favour of renewed and often extensive borrowing from existing concert music.
During the reign of King Vladislas II (1490 1516), royal power declined in favour of the magnates, who used their power to curtail the peasants' freedom.
During the 20th century, sheep-raising in some areas, particularly the western United States, has declined in favour of more profitable cattle.
The proportion of unskilled workers declined in favour of technically trained specialists, and even more dramatic was the explosive growth in the number of white-collar employees and middle-level managers.
The bin was the dominant stringed instrument of Hindustani music in the 18th century, but in the 19th century its use declined in favour of the sitar, and it has since become nearly obsolete.
Gallieni was the logical choice for supreme commander of the French Army in 1911, but advanced age and poor health led him to decline in favour of Gen. Joseph Joffre.
