Sentence examples for held declined from inspiring English sources

Totes Isotoner, which is privately held, declined to give specific sales figures for its umbrella business.

Police in the locations where Gao said he had been held declined to comment.

Mr. Bryan, whose company is privately held, declined to discuss revenues.

Officers who answered the phone at the Tianhe District Detention Center in Guangzhou, where Mr. Yang is held, declined to comment.

A man answering the phone at the local police station where the detainees were held declined to answer questions on Monday evening.

The Georgia Aquarium and the Utrish Marine Mammal Research Station in Russia, where the belugas are being held, declined to disclose how much the American aquariums had agreed to pay for the whales.

Although the level of primary and secondary job holding declined in the Great Recession, the aggregate MJH rate declined only modestly, not markedly different from declines seen prior to 2008 and after 2010.

Because the federal government pays the cost of that expansion, the states that have declined have held down federal spending.

A spokeswoman for Qatar Holding declined to comment on Monday.

Both Stern and Holdren declined to comment when asked by the Guardian.

Robert H. Quenon, who is president of Peabody Coal and president and chief executive of Peabody Holding, declined to be interviewed for this article.