The rapid European industrialization thereafter sent it into a relative decline.

Under no circumstances would she allow her disappointment to send her into a decline.

And any economic downturn could sap demand for air travel and send the entire industry into a decline.

This sent the Australian market into a large decline.

This sent the Portuguese spice trade into a long decline.

The loss of so much territory sent the already enfeebled empire into a decline from which it could never recover.

This, combined with the loss of his wife, sent him into a mental decline.

"Bending over books will send you into a decline," Aunt Matilda told me.

It remained in operation through the 1950s, after which its closure sent Moyers into a steep decline.

Poor quality is just one of the problems that has sent G.M. into a sharp decline in recent years.