Sentence examples for left to decline from inspiring English sources

While crony capitalism flourished, local industries that were once the backbone of the economy were left to decline.

In "The Lamp of Memory," written in 1848, John Ruskin, a pioneer of what has been called the "anti-restoration movement," argued that buildings and objects must be left to decline, even die — that the "greatest glory of a building . . . is in its Age".

He said the course, which covers more than 150 acres, used to be one of the best municipal courses in the country but had been left to decline in recent years.

Many royal and baronial castles were left to decline, so that by the 15th century only a few were maintained for defensive purposes.

The economics of maintaining castles meant that many were left to decline or abandoned; in contrast, a small number of castles were developed by the very wealthy into palaces that hosted lavish feasts and celebrations amid elaborate architecture.

Mayor Bloomberg said that even though he would reduce staffing at fewer companies, he expected that the city would still save roughly $13 million, in part because he expects the number of firefighters on sick leave to decline.

It floods your body with cortisol and if left unchecked it can lead to declining health and chronic disease.

And it shows how projects like Pruitt-Igoe were built, then left to struggle in declining cities with shrinking tax bases.

The slope of the curve flattens from left to right, indicating declining incidence.

In the late-15th century, Berkhamsted Castle became increasingly unfashionable and was left to fall into decline.

Mr Agnelli inherited a fortune and a business empire, which he built up before bowing out and (mostly) leaving it to decline.