But the Chinese leadership declined the offer, explaining that China is a developing country that can hardly meet its own people s needs.

The market declined by 97 .

He declined my proposal.

3 declined to answer.

The victim declined to press charges.

Vlissingen declined during the 18th century.

On the contrary, ODA has declined.

Sami's health has sharply declined.

The use of torture had declined sharply.

The Fed declined to regulate these dubious practices.

According to the Financial Times, he laughingly declined.

The number of social assistance recipients has declined.

Russia proposed this kind of swap earlier, but Iran declined the offer, and the version agreed with Brazil and Turkey was likewise intended to forestall Iran s ability to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU), which can be used for nuclear warheads.

For two years, sea levels have declined.

Meanwhile, the US share of global output has declined.

Civilisation declined to attend the UN s anti Israel festival.

These declined owing to the crisis of the mid 1990s.

Instead, the index declined three times more steeply than others.

The number of civilian jobs declined from 44,062 to 43,415.

The figure for males declined slightly from 1.0 to 0.91 .

In June 1940, to encourage the neutral Irish state to join with the Allies, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill indicated to the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera that the United Kingdom would push for Irish unity, but believing that Churchill could not deliver, de Valera declined the offer.

In fact, in the Olympics, India s record has declined over time.

The extreme poverty rate has declined significantly between 1999 and 2010.

By the early 17th century moreover, Venetian power had declined considerably.

and transition economies, while FDI into developed countries declined further.

Fishing catches had declined by 91 between the years 1953 and 1957.

That number has declined from the 1.6 million peak registered in 1993.

When US President Barack Obama visited China in November 2009, he acknowledged China s rapid rise and offered a partnership in maintaining and improving the world order. But the Chinese leadership declined the offer, explaining that China is a developing country that can hardly meet its own people s needs.

As a result, the disease burden in the developed world has declined substantially.

But, as Mubarak s regime declined, so did the government s control over the Bedouin.

The US declined to cooperate with Iran to press ahead on the case.

Clay accepted the offer.

Global problems have declined dramatically relative to the resources available to tackle them.

DHS declined an interview request, instead referring PRI's The World to its website.

Credit growth in the overall economy declined in 2009 as economic activity stalled.

Truly , We did offer AlAmanah ( the trust or moral responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained ) to the heavens and the earth , and the mountains , but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it ( i.e. afraid of Allah 's Torment ) . But man bore it .

Truly , We did offer AlAmanah ( the trust or moral responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained ) to the heavens and the earth , and the mountains , but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it ( i.e. afraid of Allah 's Torment ) . But man bore it .

The mood for magazines had declined in favor of albums in the late 1960s.

The port's use and traffic declined significantly, causing a decline in the city's economy.

The federal debt has declined by over 61 billion over the last eight years.

The number of cases accessing services has declined slightly in the past four years.

If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD.

Japan s overseas aid declined by 44 when that country hit hard times.

As rates of economic growth have declined, this has meant growing unemployment.

In contrast, deaths due to lung cancer have declined significantly among men.