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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
So now I am kind of excited because although the decline in function two weeks ago was precipitous, the knee’s been a problem for 20 years.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Without short sellers looking to close their positions, declines can be precipitous.
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In Wikipedia:
This contrasts with Zimbabwe, which is experiencing a precipitous decline.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The CreditWatch listing stems from heightened uncertainty about Lehman’s ability to raise additional capital, based on the precipitous decline in its share price in recent days,?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sometimes the decline is very precipitous at this age.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In this coming Sunday New York Times Magazine, Matt Bai explores how Obama’s election could spur the’ ’ end of black politics,’ ’ at least through a traditional civil – rights model, while also causing a’ ’ precipitous decline of black influence’ ’ in U.S. politics.
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In Wikipedia:
The tram system began a precipitous decline during the 1950s as the Edinburgh Corporation decided to shift emphasis to bus travel; the last tram ran on 16 November 1956.
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In the British National Corpus:
Even though crude-oil imports continue to grow relentlessly, many in the industry feel that the decline in American oil and gas production will not be as precipitous as they once feared.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Without short sellers looking to close their positions, declines can be precipitous.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The decline will be precipitous and I couldn’t be more pleased.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The roots of Lehman’s precipitous decline this week can be traced to the US government’s policy actions in the rescues of Bear Stearns, Fannie and Freddie; all of which sufficiently changed the motivation of major market players to essentially invalidate core principles.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This narrow minded approach is similar to the No Child Left Behind teaching to the test mentality which has resulted in a precipitous decline in the abilities of our incoming students.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He added that the decline was so precipitous that it had to reflect weaker demand for housing, and not just regulatory restrictions on credit.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From there, the decline was precipitous: The Templars failed in an effort to take control of Cyprus, and then, in 1307, Philip IV of France found it more convenient to order the arrest and torture to extract confessions of heresy, than to repay his heavy debts to the order.
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In Wikipedia:
By the late 1960s, competition from Japan had driven the British motorcycle industry into a precipitous decline.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Some estimate that global oil supplies will begin to decline in mid – century, and that by 2050 the decline in production rates – from having used up this limited resource – will be precipitous.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He hadn’t been well for the past several years, but his decline over the past few months was precipitous.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Left unsaid, naturally, is that with the bailout and all the money and credit that must be produced out of thin air to fund it, the value of your retirement account will drop anyway, because the value of the dollar will suffer a precipitous decline.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The precipitous decline in stock price followed news that state – owned Korean Development Bank had pulled out of talks to provide Lehman with a much – needed capital infusion.
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