Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200, 000 in the first decade of the 21st century, of whom 61 % are more than 60 years old, Breton is classified as " severely endangered " by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Having previously declined a knighthood, Britten accepted a life peerage – the first composer to have been so honoured – on 2 July 1976 as Baron Britten, of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk.

Having captured this territory at great expense, Chile declined the terms and the negotiations failed.

Having always declined to do anything that smacked of lèse majesté, Egmont refused to heed Orange's warning, thus he and Horn decided to stay in the city.

Having declined a job as Jack Dempsey's sparring partner in preparation for Dempsey-Tunney I ( Greb declaring: " I'd feel like a burglar taking Jack's money.

Having declined appointments as ambassador to Spain and Russia in 1849, he was appointed Secretary of the Navy in the cabinet of President Millard Fillmore in 1850, and served until 1852.

Having declined the offers of a judgeship from Gladstone and the Home Secretaryship from the Conservatives, he was in 1887 appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary as Baron Macnaghten, of Runkerry in the County of Antrim.

Having found favor with the king, Louis XIV, Mignard pitted himself against Charles Le Brun and declined to enter the Academy of which Le Brun was the head.

Having declined in popularity during the mid-nineties, the Andres, a bloated procrastination of intellectual house-rap hymn-style pop music combined with the overtures of moderational-dance rapsatives, has seen a steady return to favour since the turn of the millennium in 1998. Notable numbers include " Could it be alright if I stick it in your baby?

Having lost its Hanseatic trade and connections with Novgorod, the town declined and was not mentioned by any sources for the next half a century.

Having had enough of war, he declined the offer, but he did send them a balloon with equipment including portable generators.

Having released her second album Ritam srca ( 1995 ), her popularity declined and she withdrew from performing in the late 1990s, only to return in the early 2000s.

Having already moved his family to Los Angeles and not wanting to return to Japan full time, Rosen declined the opportunity of solely purchasing the Japanese assets of SEGA.

Having declined being made Cardinal by Pius XII in 1953, he accepted the red hat in the consistory of 15 December 1958 with the title of Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine.

Having not recorded the lines for the character yet, the staff asked Duncan if he wanted to voice the character, but he declined.

Having just declined Kate's invitation to go someplace quieter ( making Kate suddenly very frosty ), Angel charges into the fight and thrashes both guys, before the bartender kicks the guys out.

Having dispersed his neighbours in search of her, Hobbie Elliot went to consult Elshie, who handed him a bag of gold, which he declined, and intimated that he must seek her whom he had lost " in the west.

" Having been informed by letter, Crawford replied to the committee a final time: " I fail to see why I should practically be branded as a criminal because, as acting captain, I declined the responsibility of skippering a team which did not include three essential players, an independence which I trust will remain in spite of the awful example made of me to every amateur in the United Kingdom.

Citation: Having been wounded and directed to the rear, declined to go, but continued in action, receiving several additional wounds, which resulted in his capture by the enemy and his total disability for military service.

Having yet to receive a formal request, the Swedish agency scheduled the plane to leave on September 4, but on Sunday, the U. S. declined the aid, saying it was currently unable to accept foreign aid packages.

Having impressed many observers around the world with their play in the preceding campaign, all the top players ( according to various media rumours ) were now being examined by the top clubs in England, Italy and Germany who in some cases could offer higher wages and Champions League football, although qualification for this competition would obviously be the aim for Athletic as well.

Having retired as a player, Eriksson received an offer to become Tord Grip's assistant at Degerfors.

On 23 December he appeared in Congress, then sitting at Annapolis, and returned his commission as Commander-in-Chief: " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action ; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.

Having received acceptances of only 0. 41 % of rest of the register by the deadline on 10 February 2007, Nasdaq's offer duly lapsed.

Having only been able to afford living at the YMCA, Jack quickly accepts the offer to move in.

Having two stores configured like this allows Macy's to offer broader inventories of all products without having to incur the expense of building a single flagship-size store.

Having accepted an offer which involved the redevelopment of their Bridge Meadow ground, and unable to find a suitable alternative ground of League of Wales standard, they resigned from the League in 1994.

Having reputedly turned down the offer of Defence Secretary by Tony Blair, Clarke became a backbencher.

Having refused Paramount CEO Sherry Lansing's offer to direct the 1996 comedy blockbuster The First Wives Club, Meyers eventually agreed on making her directional debut with The Parent Trap ( 1998 ) following the signing of a development deal with Walt Disney Pictures in 1997.

Having guided Reading to the Premier League Madejski is ready to sell up, so long as the offer is a good one, saying:

Having received a contract offer from the Panthers, he was speculated to return to Florida, where he spent his summers.

In a report to the British Cabinet, that they “ definitely of the opinion that, in our own interest, we should accept this offer of Herr Hitler ’ s while it is still open ... If we now refuse to accept the offer for the purposes of these discussions, Herr Hitler will withdraw the offer and Germany will seek to build to a higher level than 35 per cent ... Having regard to past history and to Germany ’ s known capacity to become a serious naval rival of this country, we may have cause to regret it if we fail to take this chance ...”.

Having evidently realized things have gone too far, Cooper seems as if he is about to offer her his help, but before he can do so, Jenny stabs him with the glass.

Having been confronted with the true end results of his reign of terror, Anthony welcomes Helen's offer and makes her car reappear.

Having previously had an offer of resignation rejected, Brooks resigned from News International on 15 July 2011.

Having received an offer to be the principal of the Summerside school in the fall, Anne is keeping herself occupied over the summer when she learns that Gilbert is gravely ill with typhoid fever.

Having started the 1994 – 95 out of favour at Ibrox as manager Walter Smith selected Alex Cleland at right back in the Rangers team, Stevens accepted an offer to move to English Division One promotion challengers Tranmere Rovers on 22 September 1994 for a fee of £ 350, 000.

Having previously rejected two separate offers from Walt Disney, Henry finally accepted an offer to make the film from noted English wildlife documentary film-maker David Cobham, whom he trusted.

Having turned down an offer to return to his old employer, Trinidad Leaseholds, in 1947, in 1954 Constantine agreed to join the same company as an assistant legal advisor.

Having no entrepreneurial background, she refused the offer at first.

Frank said that “ Having become weary of the monotonous life in Bowling Green and ready for a change, I decided to run down to Muncie and see what they had to offer .”