"Michigan's population actually declined. That was the only state that lost population across the decade."

VOA: special.2011.03.14

But that is changing. In the past decade the number of cyclos on the city's streets has declined sharply.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The pace of job losses has declined dramatically in the last year, but nearly 15 million Americans are still out of work.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

McConnell,who spoke on NBC's "Meet The Press" program, declined to say how he will vote on Bernanke's reconfirmation.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

The number of single mothers has increased. The salary for young fathers has declined with the economic downturn.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Of Somalia transitional government and regional officials invited to the hearing, the foreign minister of the Republic of Somaliland declined to attend.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Roberta Elias, with WWF explained "Since the 1970s, the western section of the stock, which is the US portion, has declined 82 percent."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to attend the summit, sending his deputy prime minister instead.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

But Gibbs declined to say if it would hasten a decision on a revised war strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Although interest in the World Expo has declined recently, many countries have made an extra effort to participate this year because China is the host.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

During the recession,many airlines canceled aircraft orders or grounded older planes as passenger demand declined.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

But he declined to say when it might be ready or what it might contain.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

The number of international arrivals declined steadily over the first three quarters of 2009.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declined to comment about the arrests but said the United States was concerned about the work of extremists groups in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

The official declined to call the envisaged meeting a last chance for Tehran.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"There was no unemployment here. And then over the years the community declined."

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

That said,we're still not going anywhere fast." Despite an $8,000 tax incentive for first time home buyers, sales of existing homes have declined two months in a row.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

But at the April 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest,Romania, member countries declined requests by both countries to begin the process of accession known as a "Membership Action Plan."

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Ministry of Education officials declined to be interviewed by VOA TV.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

That's a way of keeping people compliant,". Reeler's report says the abuses have declined since the power sharing government was installed with Mr.Mugabe as president and Mr.Tsvangirai as prime minister.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

But its fortunes declined in the last decade, because of the fall in business after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, a surge in fuel prices, and the worldwide economic slowdown.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

He notes that is an optimistic figure. Economic figures recently released by the Russian Federal Statistics Service show the GDP declined in the first quarter of this year by 9.5 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

As the conference opened Sunday with a session on gender issues, Namibian lawmaker Nora Schimming-Chase said the number of women delegates has steadily declined since hitting a peak four years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

The U.S.Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal law enforcement agencies are providing assistance to Mexican authorities in this investigation, but they have declined to comment on the developments in Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Cabot Oil & Gas declined requests for interviews.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

I'll never be able to hug them," The top U.S.military officer, Admiral Michael Mullen, says intelligence officers are studying the video, but he declined to share their conclusions during a news conference.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

Galligan spoke on the CBS Early Show. The attorney declined to answer any questions about Hasan's alleged shooting spree that left 13 people dead and dozens wounded, or what may have motivated the attack.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

After those arrests, JI's violent activity declined.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

Danielle Courtney from the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau says while both foreign and domestic visitors to the city declined in 2009, the drop in international arrivals was felt more than numbers would indicate.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04