He declined my proposal.

3 declined to answer.

Sami's health has sharply declined.

The market declined by 97 .

The world economy was highly integrated in 1914, but economic interdependence declined during the next three decades.

The victim declined to press charges.

Vlissingen declined during the 18th century.

On the contrary, ODA has declined.

In 2007, Belarus's population declined by 0.41 and its fertility rate was 1.22, well below the replacement rate.

While at Wacker, she was given the opportunity to play for an American college soccer team, but declined.

The use of torture had declined sharply.

For two years, sea levels have declined.

The Fed declined to regulate these dubious practices.

According to the Financial Times, he laughingly declined.

The number of social assistance recipients has declined.

In 1985, the interest rate on ten year Treasury bonds was 10 , even though inflation had declined to less than 4 .

Ultimately, he declined the position by the next year the situation in England had changed, and Charles II was proclaimed King.

Meanwhile, the US share of global output has declined.

Civilisation declined to attend the UN s anti Israel festival.

In all of these cities, CO2 emissions declined sharply and congestion was significantly reduced, with Singapore experiencing an immediate 45 drop in traffic.

Expectations of King James started high but then declined, so by the 1620s there was a nostalgic revival of the cult of Elizabeth.

Subsequently the trend declined as economic conditions improved, to the point where there was net immigration in the years between 1982 and 1985.

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

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

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

The figure for males declined slightly from 1.0 to 0.91 .

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

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.

As the summit was being held in Malawi, however, where Sata s deportation was still pending in the courts, the new Zambian president declined to attend the summit, telling a Malawian special envoy

He argues that the plain meaning of the Commission's decisions is that there had been differential treatment, but that jurisdiction was declined as political belief was not covered by the Ontario Code.

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.

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.

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

In 1973, Le Duc Tho declined the Prize, because he was not in a position to accept the Prize, citing the situation in Vietnam as his reason.

The embassy failed to meet the Doge of Venice, as he declined an interview on the ground that he was meeting an ambassador from the Ottoman Empire.

However, the progress was concentrated in the non indigenous population, among whom the rate declined from 48 per cent in 1987 to 36 per cent in 2002.

12.31 Counsel observes that the Ombudsman declined to bring charges against any individuals, as it was not possible to hold any individual to account before a court.

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

Within Lebanon itself, Hezbollah is still strong, but its comfort level has declined.

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.