inexorable decline

collocation in English

meaningsofinexorableanddecline

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inexorable
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnek.sər.ə.bəl/us
/ˌɪnˈek.sər.ə.bəl/
continuing without any possibility of ...
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decline
noun[S or U]
uk
/dɪˈklaɪn/us
/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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(Definition ofinexorableanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The prevailing view then was that ' the family ' was ininexorabledecline; unexpectedly, however, new forms of familial solidarity emerged (pp. 158-70).
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During the later phases ofinexorabledeclinethe patient becomes extremely dependent and finally incompetent.
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I believe that they see themselves slipping into aninexorabledecline.
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Following a seeminglyinexorabledecline, cinema admissions have shown a marked increase, accompanied by a substantial refurbishment and new development in the exhibition sector.
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There is a slowinexorabledecline, with severe fatigue and malaise.
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We are increasingly seeing theinexorabledeclineof the great farming middle classes.
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It had about it an air ofinexorabledecline.
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I have watched theinexorabledecline, and one can see it even beyond the terrifying figures that we have been looking at.
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The second area of grief is theinexorabledeclinein defined-contribution schemes.
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Regardless of the party in power, there has been aninexorabledeclineover a long period in most of our public sector industries.
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I believe that these, if followed up, could serve to arrest the present steady andinexorabledeclinein our relative shipping position.
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Theinexorabledeclinein central funding to universities brings into focus the questions of who pays and who benefits from university education.
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The seeminglyinexorabledeclinein our share of world trade since the war came to an end in the early 1980s, since when our share has held its own.
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We need only examine theinexorabledeclinein the number of travelling passengers during the years to understand that they have made their judgment on the inadequacy of bus services.
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Those of us who teach in universities are aware of the extraordinary pressure that the rapid andinexorabledeclinein the unit of resource has produced in universities.
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Over time, the society witnessed a slow andinexorabledecline.
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The contribution of agriculture, forestry, and fishing as a share of total production continued itsinexorabledecline, to 6.1 percent from 12.2 percent in 1973.
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Though he continues to play, and extends his consecutive-game streak to a seemingly insurmountable record, his physical condition continues itsinexorabledecline.
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The period from the late 1880s was one of steady andinexorabledecline.
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After 1950, the automobile sentenced the area to a longinexorabledecline.
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