Like many northern Ontario communities, the population is declining due to lack of employment.

Osborne applied to join the British armed forces but was declined due to age.

Indian populations declined due mostly to new infectious diseases carried by European colonists.

Her health, however, declined due to frequent childbirth, and she died three years later, after having spent the winter of 1692-93 in bed.

She declined due to lack of preparation time and Vietnam subsequently withdrew from the 2010 pageant.

The population of the village has declined considerably due to conflict in the region.

Presbyopia: When the flexibility of the lens declines typically due to age.

Houdini declined due to lack of time but recommended Tarbell.

Nash declined due to lack of appropriate finances, but it hardly mattered, his name was made.

At present, unfortunately, the industry is slowly declining due to input scarcity.