The phrase "declining opportunities" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to describe various situations in which there are decreasing chances or weakening prospects. For example, "With declining opportunities in the job market, many college graduates have taken to starting their own businesses."
Nor was he alone in declining opportunities to speak to constituents.
In addition to making specific allegations against Hearst, her lawsuit faults unpaid internships in general for a whole host of evils, including declining opportunities for paid employment.
At Monday's debate in Tampa, Fla., it was Mr. Gingrich who pulled his punches, adopting a subdued approach and declining opportunities to attack the other candidates.
In the Walmartocene Era of declining opportunities for American workers, some veterans may feel that even the promised entry-level jobs are worth fighting for.
But campaigns such as these fail to acknowledge the declining opportunities for movement that exist in many settings across the world due to urbanisation, desk-bound work and motorised transport.
"With the economy slowing down, and real estate values dropping, it is not surprising that more and more people have begun holding on to what they have and staying in place, rather than seeking declining opportunities elsewhere".
They can move into industries with greater opportunity, while exiting industries with declining opportunity.
Declaring his company "the Robin Hood for the Unix marketplace," Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik claims that the Dell deal "sounds a bell for the declining opportunity for Unix".
Adolescent delay is a game of chicken: there's only so long you can stave off family life until you reach a cliff of declining opportunity.
Declining opportunity and a shrinking middle class means that no one has the money to buy anything.
Just as resolutely as he avoids children, Jay declines opportunities to perform for other magicians.
