Sentence examples for something of a decline from inspiring English sources

Yet, from then on, his reputation suffered something of a decline.

Unfortunately, as far as powerful media players go, this is actually on something of a decline.

As Jefferson's reputation has gone into something of a decline, appreciation for John Adams has soared.

In New York, Weill becomes a theatrical composer of note, while Lenya's career goes into something of a decline.

The company flourished in the 1960s and 1970s, making a name for itself as a resolutely female business, but after Ratia's death in 1979 came something of a decline.

Writing in Wisden, John Woodcock noted: "As in England, earlier in 1988, Ambrose's bowling was a telling factor ... [His] advance compensated for something of a decline in [Malcolm ] Marshalls effectiveness".

"You can look at practically every 10 or 20 years throughout American history, there's been this sense of loss, of something lost, of a decline.

Connery made something of a habit of declining plum roles, also saying no to Morpheus in The Matrix.

To that end, he has come up with something of a blueprint to reverse decline.

Aftergood also warned about the "possible new vulnerabilities" created by the high number of security clearances, saying, "When you have more than a million people cleared for top secret information alone, you may be opening the door to poor security practices or something worse -- a decline in security instead of the intended increase".

To the hundreds of current and former Murdoch editors who were watching around the world, this portrait of a disengaged and hands-off proprietor will have come as something of a shock, as will the evident decline of his hearing and overall mental sharpness.