The phrase "sustained decline" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a continuous decrease or decrease that has lasted for a significant period of time. It is often used in discussions about economics, business, or any other context where there is a long-term decrease in something. Example: The company has experienced a sustained decline in profits for the past three years, leading to cost-cutting measures and layoffs.
But it quickly began a long, sustained decline.
The sustained decline exceeded the six-month drop in the last recession, in 1990-91, he said.
Any sustained decline below that level would be a positive sign that the job market was improving.
Dr Peter Williams, chairman of Acadametrics, said: "The housing market stalled in May, although it remains unclear as to whether this is the start of a sustained decline.
Davie said it was "likely, not possible that we will be managing decline" in the years ahead with a "continued and sustained decline" in the average number of hours people who listen to the radio.
His speech notes say Australian living standards have fallen for eight consecutive quarters – the longest sustained decline in our history – and a vast bulk of voters feel as though they are not sharing the spoils of economic growth.
Some theorize that the setback for European integration could eventually weaken the monetary union's Stability and Growth Pact, which tethers the Continent's euro-based economies together, and eventually send the euro into a sustained decline.
All well and good, but Jean-Pierre Lehmann, a professor of international political economy at IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland, says Japan still faces sustained decline and has yet to find its place in the 21st-century economic order.
Any sustained decline in oil prices could help the consumer at a time when higher food and energy prices have forced many to cut back spending on other goods.
In the same group, geotaxis had an early (18 h) and sustained decline compared to its baseline.
This ruled out displacement with the result, consistent with situational theory, of an immediate and sustained decline in theft of cars.
