Sentence examples for has been gradually declining from inspiring English sources

Though agriculture has been gradually declining as a proportion of the Union's budget, it remains one of the biggest expenditures.

"Even with all our history, this is a challenging business in a market that has been gradually declining now for more than 100 years.

Although the annual figures for chips and French fries are holding steady, consumption of fresh potatoes per head has been gradually declining.

The level of official support for the markets has been gradually declining: China has been pushing up interest rates and raising reserve requirements in the banking system in an effort to restrain growth.So the terrible news from Japan came at a time when investors were already looking to reduce their risk exposure.

For 10 years, Japan's defence budget has been gradually declining.

First, support for both Johnson and Stein has been gradually declining.

He found searches for the term "air" had been gradually declining, suggesting "grievous consequences for the fate of humanity".

Most of the radioactive materials were released in the first several days of the accident, and radiation levels in the air have been gradually declining since.

The "CBS Evening News" remained No. 3. Earlier this year Scott Pelley succeeded Katie Couric at CBS. Ratings for the evening newscasts have been gradually declining for decades, but so far this year the newscasts have collectively gained several hundred thousand viewers.

The Docks had been gradually declining from the 18th century; the larger ships being built found The Thames difficult to navigate, and Deptford was under competition from the new docks at Plymouth, Portsmouth and Chatham.

In brief, the levels of atmospheric 14C have been gradually declining since the nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s and 1960s.