Sentences with phrase «precipitous decline»

Some apps, such as Facebook and its adjunct Messenger, saw precipitous declines over that time, while only Snapchat and Uber had modest increases in total downloads.

But the economy has been in precipitous decline since Mr. Maduro succeeded Hugo Chávez in 2013.

Which is why projections for precipitous declines in the price of batteries — as much as 40 — 60 percent over the next five years according to one recent report — are such good news.

For many species that are showing precipitous declines, we are in a race against time to stabilize and potentially reverse these trends.

Specifically, some market watchers believe that law firms with significant energy - related practices have experienced precipitous declines in revenue and profits due to the dip in oil prices.

The price crash in theE - mini S&P market quickly spread to major U.S. equities indices which suffered precipitous declines in value of approximately 5 to 6 %, with some individual equities suffering much larger declines.

«[There has been] a continuing precipitous decline in our graduate and undergraduate enrollment since [the] merger in 2014» of

The study revealed that in plots where A. septentrionalis naturally occurs, warming caused precipitous declines in the abundance of both its seedlings and established plants at reproductive ages, driving population sizes close to zero.

Like the economy, American congregations have regular periods of growth followed by precipitous decline.

Sales of dedicated e-reading devices like the black - and - white Kindles are in an «alarmingly precipitous decline» this year after five years of rapid growth, research firm IHS iSuppli says.

Molly Reynolds, a Brookings fellow in governance studies, said a number of indicators suggest that congressional capacity to process information has continued to drop even after precipitous declines following the Republican takeover of the House and Senate in the 1994 elections.

The heart of the document is an indictment that lambastes America for letting schools slip into precipitous decline but praises the nation's good heart, great potential, and mighty past.

In North America, certain Bombus species have experienced recent precipitous declines [25].

Had history worked out differently, it is possible that the LCMS would have followed the ELCA into a more precipitous decline.

And that is a worrisome trend for us as a field, that we have fairly precipitous declines in entering enrollment.

When Pedler and his team poured over the trapping records, they observed precipitous declines in rabbit predators such as feral cats and foxes.

There is little research on why teacher preparation enrollment has been declining nationwide since the 2009 - 10 academic year, but this report finds that certain state policies were associated with a less precipitous decline.

They have often had precipitous decline phases.

While Detroit Public Schools» enrollment has been in precipitous decline since 2009, the district's special education enrollment is climbing quickly because charter schools simply don't offer the services those students need.

The price crash in the E-mini S&P market quickly spread to major U.S. equities indices which suffered precipitous declines in value of approximately 5 to 6 %, with some individual equities suffering much larger declines.

«[There has been] a continuing precipitous decline in our graduate and undergraduate enrollment since [the] merger in 2014» of SUNYIT in Utica and CNSE in Albany.

The most precipitous decline has occurred in Manhattan where 48 % have a favorable opinion of the mayor, a 16 point change from 64 % in the spring.

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.

«We hope that the publication of the giraffe genome and clues to its unique biology will draw attention to this species in light of the recent precipitous decline in giraffe populations,» Cavener said.

The dynamics underlying the recent and precipitous decline in oil prices read like a page out of the commercial real estate industry history books, complete with increasing supply, declining demand, and animal spirits.

For now, market participants expect the rupiah to continue to face pressure though they don't anticipate the kinds of precipitous declines seen in past years.

That incident caused a precipitous decline in the relations between the two countries, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov telling reporters that the incident seemed like a «planned provocation.»

«One thing is clear: Sessions has reversed the precipitous decline in marijuana prices with a stroke of his stupid pen,» Tree said.

Gold has been in a precipitous decline since 2011, down 4 percent in 2015 and on track for its longest yearly losing streak since 1997.

They highlight the country's precipitous decline in trust in the government and society in general.

The leather goods maker said on Tuesday that comparable sales at its North American stores, the biggest chunk of its business, rose 3 % last quarter, their fourth straight increase after what had been two years of precipitous declines.

Retail, meanwhile, suffered a precipitous decline, from 33.9 percent in 2016 to 17.1 percent in 2017.

Then, between 1980 and 1983, the blue line recorded the first of a series of precipitous declines, as real commodity prices plummeted and B.C. endured its second - worst economic recession of the 20th century (after the Great Depression).

U.S. banks are stepping up the frequency of credit reviews for oil producers as regulators flag the «emerging risk» from the precipitous decline in the commodity's price over the past year.

* Median monthly mortgage payments have dropped to $ 506 / month due to the precipitous decline in housing prices and mortgage rates.

Despite a precipitous decline in the U.S. rig count, greater efficiency has allowed U.S. domestic production to rise by roughly 500k barrels since the end of 2014, according to Bloomberg data.

However, firm formation and startup density has been on a precipitous decline in Kansas and across the nation for decades.

It can lead to a «double bottom,» but not one that would be of last duration due to the precipitous decline leading up to the low of Thursday.

As store traffic continues its precipitous decline, retailers will risk big on new technologies to bring customers back.

We have witnessed a precipitous decline in wireless service prices lately, as firms compete fiercely for customers and introduce «unlimited data» calling plans to gain, or maintain, market share.

That was followed by a precipitous decline that culminated Sept. 15, when the total market cap briefly fell below $ 100 billion.

The precipitous decline of liberal Protestantism is frequently viewed as a phenomenon of the last few decades, but the stereotype of religious liberalism as desiccated and dying goes back much further in time.

Since then, we've witnessed the precipitous decline of the Christian retail industry and Christian music festivals, as well as the success of a lot of Christian artists in the mainstream.

A sociologist like William Julius Wilson can underline the importance of economic factors, pointing to the precipitous decline in manufacturing, and at the same time write frankly about the destructive influence of ghetto culture which lacks a viable middle class that once served as a «social buffer.

As a result, the past decade has seen a precipitous decline in young evangelical identification with the Republican Party.