Sentence examples for had been tumbling from inspiring English sources

The price of second-hand iPhones had been tumbling for weeks ahead of the 9 September launch of Apple Inc's new  iPhone 6.

SOHO had been tumbling for 6 weeks in a way that left its solar panels unable to collect sunlight and generate power.

Shares in outsourcing companies like Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro had been tumbling in the run-up to election as the likelihood of a Democratic victory raised concerns that American companies could be forced to cut back on the work they send to Indian IT services companies.

"While monthly unique views had stayed pretty high for a long time, internally Myspace insiders knew the daily visitor numbers had been tumbling for a while," said a News Corp executive close to the discussions at the time.

True, the viewer had been tumbled into something akin to Alice's rabbit hole only to discover on landing that one was back in the world of 19th-century ballet conceits that too often look deadeningly hollow today.

Ah, it was bound to go pear-shaped, Best Beloveds – all major obstacles to our sweaty union had been tumbled away, all chaperones had been dodged, misdirected, or anaesthetised – finally, it was just me and the novel in the smallest, brownest London hotel room I have ever suffered.

Share prices have been tumbling for weeks.

India's economic growth is slipping and China's stock market has been tumbling since May.

Exports have been tumbling along with the collapse in world trade.

The share prices of publicly listed private-equity firms have been tumbling.

Interest rates have been tumbling and the cost of borrowing has now reached a record low.