Sentence examples for falls in the numbers from inspiring English sources

The drastic falls in the numbers studying languages is yet to be reversed at A-level or degree level, and some universities have been forced to close their foreign language departments.

There have been some glimmers of improvement but nothing to suggest significant falls in the numbers out of work.

In parallel with continuing falls in the numbers taking modern languages at A-level, entries for foreign language courses are down compared with previous years, by 7% in the case of European languages and literature.

There were slight falls in the numbers gaining the highest A* qualification, for the fifth year in a row, while the proportion of 16-year-olds gaining A* or A fell by 0.6 percentage points.

The ONS figures show that the number of overseas students in Britain rose by 11,000 in 2014 with continuing falls in the numbers from India – down 8% – and Pakistan – down 20% – matched by increasing numbers from China and Malaysia.

The National Union of Students said it was concerned by falls in the numbers of undergraduates studying part-time, who often do not fit the traditional mould of a university applicant.

There were also steep falls in the number of entries for the likes of leisure and tourism.

We are also seeing continuing falls in the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance, which is positive".

Both the BCS statistics and the recorded crime figures showed falls in the number of violent crimes resulting in injury – down 2%and9%9% respectively.

Despite falls in the number of cannabis users, drug services have reported a rise in people coming in for treatment for problems with the drug.

He also said there were falls in the number of cases of armed robbery and extortion, and that police had clashed 290 times with criminals.