Sentences with phrase «steep drop off»

Instead of a steep drop off, we see a more relaxed curve that trails off at around 75 %.

There have been some solid gems out there such as Mario Galaxy, Ratchet and Clank (PS3), and Sly Cooper, but we've seen a steep drop off in the plethora of options lately.

Destiny was next with $ 14.2 million — the steep drop off between second and third is indicative of the comparative dearth of extra content available to Destiny players as compared to GTA 5 and Advanced Warfare, I assume.

There is abundant healthy hard coral along the shallow reef top and the steep drop off which is a wall covered in clumps of gorgonian sea fans and wire corals.

PONTI»S PLAYGROUND: Maze of colourful corals coating large Bommies folding out off a steep drop off.

Cruise along this steep drop off looking out into the blue for whatever might be passing.

At the end of the tunnel, there is a steep drop off to a couple of hundred feet.

There are rip currents and a steep drop off that makes swimming hazardous.

Unfortunately my first review was a bad one, so I've seen a steep drop off in sales.

She noted the steep drop off in the number of college students entering preparation programs - a reaction to budget cuts and layoffs.

These projections show continued growth in uranium mine production from «primary sources» in the next ten years, with an apparent steep drop off in uranium supplied from «secondary sources» in the near future.

The steep drop off in high - energy activity for Sun - like and lower mass stars after 1 billion years is good news for the habitability of exoplanets orbiting these stellar bodies, as the atmospheres of these worlds would not have to endure as much radiation as previously believed.

So, instead of a # 2 getting around 1,000 yards (with a steep drop off after that receiver), I expect a few players after ARob to be in the 700 - 900 range.

While large organizations have snapped up policies there is a steep drop off in adoption among small - and mid-sized business.

Using data from Cortana, we know that the lion's share of questions presented to voice assistants begin with either «how» or «what,» and then there's a steep drop off in search share for the remaining interrogative words.

Pharmaceutical industry watchdogs have long looked to 2012 as the year of the steepest drop off the industry's so - called patent cliff, and so far this year companies have indeed lost a record number of patents on blockbuster drugs.

The scientists discovered that the older stars experienced a far steeper drop off in X-ray (and therefore magnetic) activity when compared to that of younger stars observed in previous studies.

The barrier reef in Belize is the second largest in the world, and features shallow coral gardens, steep drop offs where large predators hunt, caves and chimneys, and the world - famous Blue Hole.

Grand Cayman alone offers 150 dive sites, many are spectacular wall dives with steep drops offs encrusted with corals, sponges and marine life.

With steep drop offs and clear water, Kona is the perfect place to [more...]

The rock in the middle of the bay has very steep drop offs to the south and west and an amazing shelf in the north that is carpeted with wrinkled soft corals in the shallows.

The middle of the beach is exposed to the winds and the shifting sand banks and steep drop offs make the surfing waves unpredictable, but on its» day the surf at bang tao can be perfect.

Any drill baby drill strategy would work to slow this decline or tread water in the short run, while causing a steeper drop off in the future.

Not exact matches

After those three, it's a pretty steep drop - off for the world of print magazines.

They also like steep drop - offs and the areas in between sandbars.

There is a steep drop - off after the NYSE, which is followed by NASDAQ ($ 7 trillion), London Stock Exchange ($ 6 trillion), Tokyo Stock Exchange ($ 4 trillion), Shanghai Stock Exchange ($ 4 trillion), and Hong Kong Stock exchange ($ 3 trillion).

Allergan Plc's chief executive on Monday said he was opposed to fundamental changes to the drug company's business strategy, even as its board considers drastic moves like splitting the company, selling off assets or doing deals to turn around a steep drop in its share price.

Tudor (Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co., an energy investment bank) analysts said in Friday research note that part of steep drop in prices could be attributed to trading algorithms in the market, which can lead to widespread sell - offs once prices reach a specific threshold».

The trail becomes increasingly treacherous as it descends into the American River Canyon, ascends the steep to Devil's Thumb, drops off again into the blast furnace of El Dorado Canyon and finally rises by graded switchbacks to Michigan Bluff.

Curious whether people think it's worth it to get a difference maker or whether the drop - off from Svech to no. 7 or whatever isn't that steep.

The drop - off at Edge defender and OG appears to me to be much steeper between # 9 and # 59, so I would use # 9 on those 2 positions if the 49ers can't trade back.

But, for OG & ILB, the talent drop off after the second round is just too steep for my tastes.

First off, it's pretty rare for a team to drop two consecutive home games to start a series, and then why that does happen it's just such a steep hill to climb.

Chicago Park District employees are being asked to take unpaid days off to help avoid layoffs as the district struggles with a steep drop in revenue, Supt. Tim Mitchell said Tuesday.

The bill in the City Council, which could come up for a vote as early as Thursday, would only allow Uber and similar cab - apps like Lyft to bring 201 new cars onto the road in the next year — a steep drop - off from Uber's planned addition of 10,000 new vehicles.

North American eels are suffering steep drop - offs as well.

On 25 August last year, when the craft was more than 18 billion kilometers from the sun, sensors noted a steep drop - off in the numbers of so - called anomalous cosmic rays, the charged particles that often become trapped in the magnetically turbulent region that separates the solar system from interstellar space.

A steep drop - off has occurred in participants from the United States.

But with the budget boosts for federal science agencies provided by 2009's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act drying up in 2011, science advocates are concerned that Obama's funding freeze may spell the steep budgetary drop - off in the next fiscal year that many dread.Image: US Senate»

When felt appropriately, anxiety is beneficial and can keep you out of harm's way... the anxiety you may feel while hiking near a steep drop - off, for instance, will cause you to be more careful and purposeful in your movements.

On the long expanses of Highway 1 where guardrails alone protect from steep cliff drop - offs, the lane assist feature helped us stay safe.

Some people experience faster and steeper drop - offs in desire than others.

That's a pretty steep 67 percent drop from its first weekend, but better than the original's, which fell off more than 75 percent in its second week.

Colours are more nuanced than they are in standard - def (if similarly prone to oversaturating), but the drop - off into black is a bit steep in shadowy areas of the image, and the 1.78:1, 1080p transfer is ultimately shackled by a certain flatness endemic to the sitcom style of DP Thomas Ackerman, late of Balls of Fury and Superhero Movie.

After that quartet of films, there was a steep drop - off.

Colours seem indiscreetly pumped up (by which I mean: when all of it pops, none of it pops), and the drop - off into black is steep; if I had a region - free player, I'd opt for the Italian BD — at least according to the framegrabs at DVDBEAVER, it boasts a transfer much more faithful to the picture's quasi-naturalistic aesthetic.

The drop was more precipitous than the one Pixar's Cars 2 experienced natively but much less steep than the domestic drop - offs that spring's Hoodwinked Too!

The film had a steep 69 percent drop - off after its opening weekend, and while its 47 percent «rotten» Rotten Tomatoes audience score is more the result of a troll campaign than a unifying consensus, there was an indisputable backlash to Rian Johnson's movie that didn't exist with J.J. Abrams's The Force Awakens.

The Education Next research article «Stuck in the Middle,» featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next, finds that the steep drop - off in middle - school students» academic achievement may be linked to the larger number of students in each grade level but can not be explained by differences in per - pupil spending or class size, which were similar in middle and K - 8 schools.

Note the steep drop - off from the last progressive reform (increase teacher pay) to the top conservative reform (test scores for teacher evaluations).