Sentence examples for gap has declined from inspiring English sources

The labor cost gap has declined largely because of mass layoffs in southern states, rather than productivity gains.

Despite the broad agreement, the American retail giants Wal-Mart Stores and Gap have declined to endorse the pact, citing legal concerns.

It was the smallest trade imbalance since December, when the gap had declined to $38.1 billion, the lowest point in nearly three years.

By 2010 women's contribution to the gap had declined by 1.1 years, while men's contribution to the gap had declined by only 0.75 years.

By the time of the most recent surveys, that gap had declined to 19.6 percentage points.

The gaps have declined as well for the wanted fertility rate and, in smaller degrees, for ideal number of children and unmet need for limiting births.

To date, Gap Inc. has declined to participate in this collective effort.

According to the Gini coefficient, which is an internationally respected measure of the income gap, inequality has declined since he became chancellor in 2010.

However, recent research has shown that the gap between coastal and inland areas has declined since 2004 (Fan and Sun 2008; Xu and Li 2006; Chan and Wang 2008).

The poor-rich gap for modern contraceptive use overall has declined by 25%.

The gaps between the poor and the rich for the total fertility rate have remained unchanged, at 2.9 births, but the gap in the wanted fertility rate has declined slightly.