Sentences with phrase «sharp decrease»

In both reading and mathematics for 8th graders, 1973 through 1988 saw sharp decreases in the measured achievement gaps, closing by 21 and 22 points respectively.

Some years showed large increases followed by sharp decreases.

So there was a very sharp decrease in fossil - fuel use, and the air improved enormously.

States such as California, New Jersey, Kentucky and Arkansas, which have expanded their Medicaid programs, have seen sharp decreases in their uninsured rates.

The problem is that EPS has dwindled from over $ 2 per share in 2013 to just $ 0.81 in the last 12 months — with sharp decreases in each of the last two quarters.

The net result of this shortage of housing supply has been a sharp increase in home prices and an equally sharp decrease in affordability, leaving millions of would - be homeowners on the sidelines.

Between 2008 - 2009 and 2009 - 2010 (the first year of TD reforms) Carver and Cohen high schools in the Recovery School District in New Orleans saw dramatic improvements in student behavior as evidenced by sharp decreases in the average number of days suspended from school per student.

After a week, we saw a very sharp decrease in his night wakings, and after two weeks of a 2 am feeding (after which he went back to the crib) and a 5 am (after which he did usually stay in bed with me), he slept through the 2 am feeding and we officially had a kid who USUALLY slept through the night.

In any event, the short term trend is a sharp decrease in price following bad news in China.

If Germany does not take radical steps to push its current account surplus into deficit, the brunt of the European adjustment will fall on the deficit countries with a sharp decrease in domestic demand.

Sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream quickly, causing a sharp rise in blood sugar and then a sharp decrease.

Doubts about producing enough breast milk and problems with latching on play a large role in the sharp decrease of this number, says Patricia Schutte, spokesperson for The Netherlands Nutrition Centre (Voedingscentrum).

The men in your study experienced a sharp decrease in the frequency and enjoyment of sex after two monogamous years.

Rather than a sharp decrease in the time and attention your pet receives, try to decrease it gradually throughout the pregnancy.

Whenever I binge on sweets I'd notice a sharp decrease usually the following day.

And, he said, the meeting also focused on a sharp decrease in summonses and arrests since the two officers were killed.

«Carnivorous conchs to blame for oyster decline: High water salinity, coupled with, a conch population outbreak is the cause of a sharp decrease in oyster populations on Florida reefs.»

In the 2012 trial, for example, eight people had serious side effects, such as a sharp decrease in immune cells called neutrophils, and 14 people had comparatively mild side effects like nausea.

The acids that cause acid rain also scrub ammonia gas from the atmosphere, and so the sharp decrease in these acids in the atmosphere is the most plausible explanation for the increase in ammonia over the same time frame.

That would be the biggest volume imported since the near 10 million metric tons China booked in 2003/2004 after a sharp decrease in the domestic harvest.

A study published in The American Journal of Medicine reveals that in the past 20 years there has been a sharp decrease in physical exercise and an increase in average body mass index (BMI), while caloric intake has remained steady.

This altered circadian function of somatostatin in subjects with bipolar disorder consists of a sharp decrease in somatostatin expression by neurons in the early morning, in comparison to a rise in the same neurons during this time interval in healthy control subjects, according to Pantazopoulos.

In comparing overall treatment rates from 2007 till 2012, researchers found a sharp decrease of 42 percent, reflecting a change in screening recommendations and adoption of surveillance strategies in select groups of men.

A White House document leaked this week suggests that, along with seeking to slash the EPA's overall budget, the Trump administration will also propose a sharp decrease in research funding and a 20 % reduction in the agency's staff of 15,000.

Although the responses were mixed, one animal did show a dramatic increase in HCV - specific T cell activity in the liver and a sharp decrease in viral load.

A major feature of Figure 5.1 is the relatively large increase in global ocean heat content during 1969 to 1980 and a sharp decrease during 1980 to 1983.

«There was a sharp decrease in the uninsured, but the proportion of the racial minority patients undergoing cancer surgery through Medicaid — about 25 percent African American and 13 percent Hispanic — did not change,» explains Al - Refaie.

Those women that practiced yoga had the sharpest decrease in cortisol levels throughout the day, suggesting that yoga was able to help with the regulation of this stress hormone.

The sharp decrease is a testament to improved testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

The buzz does not last very long and then a sharp decrease in blood sugar levels ensues, leaving you feeling flat and your body in a tailspin.

As they age many women suffer from a sharp decrease in sexual function.

Despite the mode, the increase to frame rate means the game now runs at 720p while docked and 540p in handheld mode — a sharp decrease from 1080p and 720p, respectively, pre-patch.

Third, all of these tablets have a sharp decrease in Brightness and Contrast with Viewing Angle.

Third: All of these tablets have a sharp decrease in Brightness and Contrast with Viewing Angle.

Third: all of these Tablets have a sharp decrease in Brightness and Contrast with Viewing Angle.

Anytime there is a sharp decrease in your stock's price, try to determine the reasons for the change and assess whether the company is a good investment for the future.

This could imply a sharp decrease in demand and lower sales volume / margins.

Recent reports predict housing starts slowing to 180,000 a year by 2014, a sharp decrease from the current range of 220,000 today.

One of the differences between the two conditions is that a diabetic patient has a voracious appetite, whereas a patient suffering from kidney disease demonstrates a sharp decrease in appetite.

Sharp decreases in food intake can damage a cat's liver.

Numbers dwindled due to a sharp decrease in breeding.

The rule of thumb for females is to stop as soon as the breeder notices a sharp decrease in the litter size.

«About three years ago, we saw a sharp decrease [in sales],» says Mike Hoffer, owner of Hoffer's Tropic Life Pets, a 34,000 - square - foot full - line pet store in Milwaukee.

We're getting 53 SKUs (which includes not only games, but also different versions and localizations), and while Capcom predicts a sharp decrease of packaged sales in Japam, they should increase by a similar amount in North America and Europe.