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‘Persons may have a decline.’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ have.v ⟨det decline.n⟩]

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In the British National Corpus:

Country weavers and knitters were to become better remembered for the long sad days of their early nineteenth-century decline, but they had happier days when they consumed the products made by their fellow artisans in Burslem, Sheffield and Birmingham.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Most Gulf bourses extended their decline on Tuesday in line with global markets as investors remained sceptical about a US move to rescue the collapsing financial system.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

It will be interesting to compare these results to DirecTV’s, since DISH cites HD competition as a reason for their decline as well.
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In Wikipedia:

The Labour Party lost five of the seven seats they had held before the election, and saw their vote fall by nearly 10 %, broadly in line with their national decline.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Latin American stocks tumbled 13 percent, their biggest decline in more than a decade.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

U.S. pending home sales resumed their decline in May, falling 4.7 % in the month after an upwardly revised 7.1 % bounce in April, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

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In Wikipedia:

One reason for their decline has been the reduction in areas available for running the events, and the increasing burden on organisers to ensure that the rally will not cause a nuisance to any residents affected.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Or that the laziness of modern American usage parallels our decline as a science, engineering, mathematics powerhouse?
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In the British National Corpus:

Meanwhile, Bath were issuing a reminder that reports of their decline were a little premature.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I really had written them off this season, assuming that the one – man team, having lost the one man, would continue their decline away from the top of the table.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Oil prices continued their decline Friday as market participants remained focused on how a global economic slowdown continues to chip away at demand for energy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The Dow industrials plunged on Monday in their biggest decline ever after U.S. lawmakers unexpectedly rejected a $ 700 billion financial bailout, spooking investors who fear for the future of global markets and the U.S. economy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

What Might Influence Their Decline?
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In Wikipedia:

In Catholic eyes there was a growing threat from the Protestant – dominated government, a perception supported by their marked decline in participation within the kingdom’s government.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Once again we find ourselves on the topic of newspapers and their decline.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Most of their heroes are in jail now)… [LINK :] U.S. financial institutions are using stock swaps and intricate loan transactions to help foreign investors avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on dividends paid by U.S. companies, according to a Senate report to be released on Thursday (You cheap foreign bastards)… [LINK :] The Federal Reserve kept U.S. interest rates steady Tuesday, despite pressures from shaky financial markets to ease borrowing costs to help reduce the risk of greater turmoil on Wall Street… [LINK :] Oil prices extended their sharp decline on Tuesday, as financial worries cast a shadow on economic growth.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Americans are discussing the rise of China and their consequent relative decline; measuring when China’s economy will be bigger and counting its missiles and submarines has become a popular pastime in Washington.
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In Wikipedia:

In April 1965, as car travel increased and ridership on passenger trains began their precipitous decline, the Santa Fe Railway got permission from the the Interstate Commerce Commission to severely curtail “Golden Gate” operations, with service finally abandoned three years later.
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Queried on 2013-06-18.