Sentence examples for modest declines from inspiring English sources

Other Asian markets had modest declines.

More modest declines were reported at LaGuardia and Kennedy airports.

Stocks increased in Europe and futures in New York rose after modest declines in Asia.

That has coincided with only modest declines in the unemployment rate.

Only by Tuesday morning did markets show signs of stabilizing, with key indexes in Asia showing more modest declines.

Recent modest declines in world oil prices, together with government subsidies for refiners, have restored diesel supplies.

National obesity rates for children have been flat in recent years, but some cities have reported modest declines.

Also on Tuesday, the Treasury Department released data from the 20 largest banks that accepted government money showing modest declines in lending during the fourth quarter of 2008.

And none suffered more than Avatar, tumbling a whopping 60% on its 12th weekend of play, following a run of very modest declines.

Many of the films on release suffered relatively modest declines, notably In Time (down 25%), Tower Heist (down 28%) and The Help (down 30%).

The good news is that the two biggest euro-zone economies, France and Germany, have seen only modest declines in rents and prices.