Sentence examples for for a modest decline from inspiring English sources

The Institute for Supply Management said its index of economic activity in the services sector fell to 53.5 last month from 56.0 in March, missing economists' forecasts for a modest decline to 55.5.

Nike makes its announcement after trading ends with Wall Street looking for a modest decline in quarterly earnings to 97 cents a share from $1.03 in 2008.

37 The good news of a modest decline in hypercholesterolaemia in this study concurs with findings for the developed world.

The common thread among these two surveys and others released in recent days is a slight upward trend for Romney and a modest decline for Obama since March.

Kohl's is expected to earn 42 cents a share for the April quarter, a modest decline from last year's 49 cents, on flat sales.

After a fall in GDP of more than 10% in 2002 and an additional decline of 6% in the first half of 2003, data for the second half showed that there was enough economic strengthening for Uruguay to record no growth or a modest decline for 2003.

One important area of consistency is a modest decline for Ron Paul, from 24percentt on PPP's poll last week to 20percentt on the new survey.

However, the group said it continued to expect a "modest decline" in profits for the year.

Since our last chart for this page three months ago, there has been a modest decline in crime rates in Baghdad.

"I was concerned whether they would be able to achieve even the forecasted level that the funding was based on, because nationally there has been a modest decline in the demand for convention space".

The good news may be overshadowed by accompanying news that Dell sees a modest decline in gross margins for the period.