Sentence examples for was allowed to decline from inspiring English sources

I think there should be an inquiry into why and how Margate was allowed to decline".

The decay which set in at individual BHS branches mirrors that of its pension fund – it was allowed to decline from a surplus of £43m in 2000, when Green bought the business, to a £571m deficit last year.

"Sadly it was allowed to decline and many of the old trades and activities are no longer economically viable.

He is often criticised for the prolonged Era of Stagnation, in which fundamental economic problems were ignored and the Soviet political system was allowed to decline.

TFR was allowed to decline very slowly (as projected by the United Nations) whereas the uptake of combination ARVs steadily rose.

Each subject was allowed to decline participation without negative consequence.

In some cases, industries will be allowed to decline.

In some cases, employees who feel uncomfortable traveling are allowed to decline.

The first requirement is that the unemployment rate be allowed to decline steadily to 4.8 percent.

Another contractor, similarly cool to the project, "begged to be allowed to decline to give any price".

The Daily Mirror, moving from a circulation of 1.4m to just below 1m, has been allowed to decline.