Unfortunately, activities involving direct contact with people, which contributed to better wellbeing, were found to be on the decline.

不幸的是，人们发现，有助于提高幸福感的与人直接接触的活动减少了。

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Your career does not have to be on the decline because you are over 40.

你的职业没必要因为你已经到了40岁就结束了。

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If your income needs are significantly more than the position offered, it may be best to politely decline and move on.

如果你期望的薪金远远高出职位所能提供的，那最好还是拒绝这份工、去找新的。

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How is it that the admission figures for all racial groups appear to be on the decline?

ECONOMIST: Californian higher education

The number of people who appear to be sensitive to substances that can cause allergy also appears to be on the decline.

BBC: Childhood asthma starting to fall

It sounds like a logical hypothesis: The accents heard in the media are far-reaching and pervasive, so local accents must be on the decline as the population is exposed to all this "standardized" speech.

CNN: Regional accents thrive in U.S. -- but is that a good thing?