Sentences with phrase «recent precipitous»

Some experts say the recent precipitous drop in new - and existing - home sales was caused by something more unstable than this winter weather.

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

«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.

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A recent study argued that the precipitous drop was due in part to the U.S.'s agreement to make lower tariffs — which it had been temporarily approving on an annual basis — permanent as a result of China's new WTO - membership status.

In recent decades pundits and some scholars have made much of the post-WWII evangelical resurgence, coupled with a precipitous post-1965 mainline decline.

Modern chauvinism has assumed that all recent modes of knowing the truth are vastly superior to all older ways, a view that has recently presided over the precipitous deterioration of social structures and processes in the third quarter of the twentieth century.

To date, however, Mr. Silver's precipitous fall has no recent rival in the world of New York politics.

Recent financial performance and a precipitous drop in its stock price indicate that eBay may be close to becoming a mature, slower - growth company.

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.

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.

While wind's recent cost decline has not been as universally stellar as solar's, mostly because wind is a more mature sector, its price downtrend in 2016 and 2017 has been precipitous, particularly in countries with the most favorable conditions and / / or policies.

Buoyed by the policies established and extended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the largest federal investment in clean tech in American history, the clean energy industry has experienced precipitous growth, as documented by Mark Muro and colleagues at the Brookings Metro program in their recent «Sizing the Clean Economy» report.