Sentence examples for sustained declines from inspiring English sources

For the first time in a generation, New York State has had sustained declines in out-of-wedlock births, state officials said yesterday.

But the level of applications needs to fall below 375,000 to be seen as a sign of sustained declines in the unemployment rate.

Regionally, Latin America and the Caribbean also showed sustained declines in the number of undernourished over the same period.

VMMC is key to achieving sustained declines in HIV incidence across eastern and southern Africa a region with the world's highest HIV prevalence.

As soon as the election is over, the Washington bureaus and national desks at most newspapers, magazines and networks are almost sure to be dramatically reduced by their parent companies to offset the sustained declines they have been suffering in advertising sales.

With sufficient political will and resources, well-run voluntary programs have been shown to bring about sustained declines in fertility and population growth across much of Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, simply by permitting people to realize their individual reproductive goals.

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.

"This would pave the way for a more sustained declining trend in interest rates and eventual revival in investment and growth rates".