downward tendency

But whatever she only held in her hands, retained its downward tendency.

Although the 18th century began very badly for the city, soon the downward tendency was curbed.

Grain crops, of which oats are the principal, show a downward tendency.

However, in Stetten and Massenbach the provision of public utility has a downward tendency.

Money market fund yields, he said, will now probably fall into a drifting pattern with a slight downward tendency, but with no probability of moving higher.

Also, the land slopes very gently downward here, and the path follows that downward tendency, so if I do get confused at some point, I should merely turn around and head up the slope.

We must no more believe that than follow Empedocles when he says that the world, by being whirled round, received a movement quick enough to overpower its own downward tendency, and thus has been kept from destruction all this time.

The fact of spiritualization produces results in striking contrast to the farce of materialization: the one produces the results of chastity and purity, the other the downward tendencies and earthward gravitation of sensualism and impurity.

It was not long before the balloon was found descending, and with a rapidity that seemed somewhat to disturb the aeronaut; and when, after a re-ascent, effected by a discharge of ballast, another decided downward tendency ensued, Mr. Harris clearly realised that something was wrong, without, however, divining the cause.

He lost his balance, however, and, dropping into the bottom of the barge, lost his hold of his daughter; not however before imparting to her the downward tendency of his own person, though in a somewhat different direction; for, as the king fell into the boat, she fell into the water.