Now the anti-missile project's budget and its role in military planning is declining.

During the 1990s the military role of the airport gradually declined.

But its role as an international gateway is declining through a failure to invest in airport capacity.

The town's role as a port declined from the 18th century, and by Victorian times it had become something of a 'ghost town'.

As women have been pushed out of the political and economic spheres, their traditional moderating role has declined.

Its role declined somewhat in the late 20th century.

As a result, contractors expect the role of their employees in future conflicts to decline.

As those tactics grew in importance, the role of state party leaders, once important sources for journalists, declined.

As on-line data becomes more common, the role of libraries is changing, but not declining.

From the 18th century the military role of the castle has declined and it was used sometimes as a prison.