Sentences with phrase «dramatically over the past quarter»

And even as maternal deaths have dropped dramatically over the past quarter century, an estimated 830 women across the world still die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Thanks in large part to satellite measurements, scientists» skill in measuring how much sea levels are rising on a global scale - currently 0.13 inch (3.4 millimeters) per year - has improved dramatically over the past quarter century.

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By contrast, growth of gluten - free items has dropped off dramatically, from 89 percent to 38 percent in the same timeframe; and freeze - dried has essentially been in a holding pattern, wandering from growth levels of 49 percent to 55 percent to 44 percent over the past four quarters.