Sentences with phrase «from precipitous»

«Perhaps the most interesting finding in this poll, aside from the precipitous drop in the number of Independents who believe global warming is a problem, is that the more Americans learn about cap - and - trade, the more they oppose cap - and - trade,» says Sen. James Inhofe (R., Okla.), a longtime skeptic of climate - change warnings.

Given the uncertainties surrounding the science of climate change, the minuscule impact of the suggested remedies, and the high cost of proposed regulations, now is a good time to step back from precipitous actions and exaggerated rhetoric.

The important news is that in five summers the sea ice concentration over the Arctic has not recovered from its precipitous decline in 2007.

Everything collapsed in shock by wilting, etc., including me, from the precipitous change.

Three moorings access these pinnacles which jut out from the precipitous deep wall!

Nonetheless, vehicle sales and the economy as a whole certainly received an extra boost from the precipitous drop in oil costs.

This form of collusion protects vulnerable school districts like Grand Rapids and Flint from a precipitous loss of students and revenues.

Or if your diet is solid and you're still suffering from a precipitous dip in energy in the afternoon, the New York Times offers other suggestions for beating post-lunch drowsiness.

While it's a good sign that flu activity is starting to level off, it's a far cry from the precipitous drop in doctor visits typically seen when a busy season starts to come to a close.

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In Silicon Valley, the drop was even more precipitous — the percentage of immigrant - founded start - ups declined from 52.4 % to 43.9 % — a 16 % change.

When a second person gets involved, purchase likelihood plummets from 81 to 55 percent, a precipitous 26 percent drop.

Of course, the precipitous drop in oil prices (down about 40 % from last year) is helping some large manufacturing, consumer discretionary, and transportation companies (prominently including airlines) offset the negative impact of the rising dollar.

It is here that we can see a precipitous drop in liquidity, from 3414 t in 2011 to only 1122 t in 2015.

For Reid and those of his persuasion, George Bush's suggestion that a precipitous American withdrawal from Iraq would lead to bloodbaths similar to those in postwar Vietnam and Cambodia is blasphemy by a political heretic and usurper against the canonical account of America's Vietnam and its revelation of the perils of American hubris.

The American war over Vietnam continues to this day, as President Bush found out last fall when he used the Vietnam analogy to warn against the likely consequences of a precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.

The precipitous plunging of people from the life of nomads, peasants, and forest dwellers to that of urban industrial workers has had catastrophic effects on morale.

But the drop off from Roethlisberger to Landry Jones is precipitous.

It was a precipitous fall for the Swede, who went from a 2009 Players Championship win to spending major championship weeks totally off the map playing at his local club member events.

Lee Westwood, who has returned from his own precipitous fall, predicts that García will be back.

Women with advanced cervical dilatation who live far from the hospital or have histories of precipitous labors are often offered planned IOL.

The audit also found that ESDC continued to allocate more and more funding to promote the program, despite a precipitous decline in applications from potential enrollees.

«The precipitous rise of Pegida has shaken Germany's main parties to the core and prompted an acrimonious debate at a time when Europe's biggest economy is straining to deal with a record intake of more than 200,000 asylum seekers in 2014 — mainly from Iraq and Syria — a figure higher than any other country in Europe and which is due to rise considerably this year.»

«I continue to urge him to refrain from testing and I told them that I had done everything I could do to get other world leaders involved and both supporting him if he would refrain from testing and encouraging Indians not to further aggravate the situation with precipitous comments or action in Kashmir or elsewhere.»

Sheldon Silver Monday capped a precipitous fall from power for one of the dominant New York politicians of the past two decades.

The men on the highest dose experienced a precipitous fall in luteinizing hormone, follicle - stimulating hormone and testosterone from taking just one daily pill for 28 days.

Domestic coal production in Japan saw a precipitous drop over the past 30 years, from an estimated 24 million tons in 1980 to 3.5 million tons in the early 2000s, as the country closed all its coal mines and chose to rely on coal imports to meet its needs.

The course of Parkinson's disease (PD) can vary from gradual deterioration to precipitous decline in motor or cognitive function.

As one firm after another toppled, shock waves rippled from Wall Street around the globe with one consequence being the precipitous drop in the price of food and the fuel needed to transport it.

Looking in the mirror I felt great (except for a precipitous cup - size loss, down to DD), but the second I'm forced to compare myself to a dressmaker's dummy I'm indistinguishable from a SADsack.

The public supported charters by a narrow 39 - 36 margin, a precipitous drop in support from 2016's hefty 51 - 28 margin (with double - digit declines in support among both Democrats and Republicans).

Via EdSource By Louis Freedberg Enrollments in teacher preparation programs in California are continuing to decline at a precipitous rate, according to new figures from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

EdSource Enrollments in teacher preparation programs in California are continuing to decline at a precipitous rate, according to new figures from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Already, evidence shows that there is often a precipitous change in student achievement when districts change from one test to another.

Its sales figures show a precipitous drop, from 46,430 units in 2004 to 40,357 in 2005.

Sales figures from the end of last year show that while they don't dominate the marketplace as they once did, print books are showing a good amount of resiliency during the precipitous rise of eBooks... Continue Reading →

After spectacular growth in the last few years, the ebook reader market is on an alarmingly precipitous decline, sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report from information and analytics provider IHS.

The latest numbers come from iSuppli, which says the dedicated ebook reader market saw spectacular growth in the last few years, but is now on «an alarmingly precipitous decline.»

From October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2009, Dover experienced a precipitous share price decline, falling nearly 72 percent, from $ 5.20 to $ 1.48 per shFrom October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2009, Dover experienced a precipitous share price decline, falling nearly 72 percent, from $ 5.20 to $ 1.48 per shfrom $ 5.20 to $ 1.48 per share.

A) The precipitous drop in U.S. consumer confidence from May to June isn't as bad as it looks, since consumer confidence is «a volatile data series» at the best of times.

«For example,» the authors wrote, «after the release of the 1985 version of the Disney movie 101 Dalmatians, new Dalmatian registrations increased 6.2-fold, from 6,880 registrations in 1985 to 42,816 registrations in 1993, followed by a precipitous fall to 4,652 registrations 6 years later.»

Independent of these recent initiatives, the number of animals euthanized in shelters has seen a precipitous decline in the past four decades, from around 15 million annually in the 1970's to around 3 million currently, a drop which may be attributed to a host of factors including broader access to and acceptance of spay / neuter, progressive shelter policies, and active adoption efforts.

Storms River village provides a number of adventure activities like the Canopy tours, bungi jumping from the Bloukrans River Bridge, which claims to the be the world's highest at 216 metres, biking trails, fishing excursions and Black Water Tubing and kloofing, but the star of the show is nature herself and the meeting place of forest, precipitous cliff and stormy seas.

Edinburgh's superb architecture ranges from ancient churches to monumental Victorian masterpieces - all dominated by a castle on a precipitous crag in the city's heart.

From here the Devil's Nose Train makes its decent down the precipitous face of the mountain.

The view from the Eagles Crest is breathtaking... only exceeded by the precipitous 4WD descent to the valley below.

Approaching this soldier on the ledge, I was surprised to receive a quarrel in my back, which, on this precipitous path, led to a headless chicken - style sprint away from danger.

Everything is collapsed from such a precipitous rise in temperature.

For much of the season, the sea ice was tracking close to long - term norms, though it had a precipitous decline in July, and is now almost two standard deviations away from the long - term average.

The drop from the previous year was so precipitous that it garnered worldwide attention and media coverage.

In a commentary at the online Swiss - based Tagesanzeiger here, meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann wrote that the media «concentrated from the first moment on «a surprising, unexpected snowstorm», on the «sudden deterioration of the weather» and the «precipitous drop in temperature» which some grotesquely blamed on climate change.»