And, how can our societies keep pace with the precipitous course of change without damage to themselves?. From LearnThat.org. [Jacques Chirac]
A precipitous bluff. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
MCINTYRE: Gates says whatever happens in September, it won't lead to what he calls a precipitous decision. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2007] Reference
MCINTYRE (on camera): Gates says whatever happens in September, it will not lead to what he calls a precipitous decision. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2007] Reference
The decline, for some titles precipitous, in newspaper circulation continues. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Attractor » 2010 » April] Reference
What has happened is that the relative advantages of expertise are in precipitous decline. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Marriage rates have been in precipitous decline, while divorce – not rare in Soviet days – has risen sharply. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Europe] Reference
Nothing precipitous, that is a straw man from a desperate. From Wordnik.com. [Brent Budowsky: Many Democrats Wrong On Iraq, Again] Reference
LEVS: Well, when you're having a kid no one ever tells about this obscure thing called precipitous labor that we had never heard out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2009] Reference
M. O'BRIEN: So it's kind of precipitous, interesting. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2006] Reference
Is there any danger Congress will bring about a "precipitous" withdrawal?. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Weisbrot and Robert Naiman: Debunking the Myths about "Cutting Funding" for the War] Reference
Also we don't expect that kind of precipitous change in interest rates again. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And Others] Reference
If "precipitous" can mean "less than eight minutes into the first quarter," then I was spot on. From Wordnik.com. [The Brady-less Bunch in Boston] Reference
CROCKER: Senator, I can't imagine the current status quo being sustainable with that kind of precipitous drawdown. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 8, 2008] Reference
This kind of precipitous free-fall, among the very safest tranches within this type of AAA-rated securities, was unprecedented. From Wordnik.com. [David Fiderer: Hank Paulson, The Unnamed "Decider" In The Merrill Lynch Saga] Reference
That's part of the reason that, despite being opposed to the war, I nevertheless have resisted any kind of precipitous withdrawal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2007] Reference
"The pollsters had never seen that kind of precipitous drop.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
It's very unusual to have the kind of precipitous drop that we had. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
I have never seen such as precipitous drop in PageRank except for sites experiencing a dreaded "Google Penalty". From Wordnik.com. [VoIP & Gadgets Blog] Reference
The loss of coral growth threatens food webs and may lead to "precipitous" changes in biodiversity, the authors said. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Policymakers survey the Chinese property market, then make some determined-sounding noises about controlling "precipitous" rises in prices. From Wordnik.com. [Moneycontrol Top Headlines] Reference
"precipitous," it has a decided slope when compared with the sheer drop of the western side. From Wordnik.com. [The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter] Reference
"precipitous" book he had ever preached on, has returned to England after two years 'residence among the cannibals of the Solomon Islands. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916] Reference
Job openings have ended their precipitous decline. From Wordnik.com. [The Power of Positive Thinking] Reference
There have been athletes whose falls have been almost as precipitous. From Wordnik.com. [A Long Fall From Grace] Reference
Duval's decline over the past couple seasons hasn't really been precipitous. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: A Rival For Tiger] Reference
Could Gates's precipitous rush to prejudgment be rooted in his New York residency?. From Wordnik.com. [Globalization's Dark Side] Reference
That precipitous drop has called his once savvy commercial instincts into question. From Wordnik.com. [Bouncing Off The Rim] Reference
After four straight years of precipitous decline, Argentina's economy is stirring again. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Nobody Knows] Reference
"" It was nothing precipitous, '' said a Clinton aide, "" but there are things that you can tell. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Politics Without Pols] Reference
Hopkins calls the shutdown of its experiments "unwarranted, unnecessary, paralyzing and precipitous.". From Wordnik.com. [Dying For Science] Reference
We made this precipitous leap from "Who are we and what are we doing here?" to "Let's go meet my mom.". From Wordnik.com. [Love, War & Running For President] Reference
Obama, recounting the anecdote in "The Audacity of Hope," notes: "A big steep cliff, the precipitous fall.". From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Power] Reference
The reason: lower rates could make the dollar unattractive enough to cause a dangerously precipitous decline. From Wordnik.com. [Beware The Weak Dollar] Reference
Hoffman's exit may seem precipitous, but she lasted at least as long as any of her recent predecessors in Colorado. From Wordnik.com. [GAME OVER IN COLORADO] Reference
While the Yankees were winning a record 125 games, the Marlins produced the most precipitous fall in baseball history. From Wordnik.com. [A One In A Million Year] Reference
Indeed, Beijing has been trying for two years to restrain the excesses of a country growing at the precipitous pace of 9.5 percent. From Wordnik.com. [China Slows Down] Reference
The plunge was so precipitous that the passengers inside the cabin experienced a sense of weightlessness, as if they were flying in space. From Wordnik.com. ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference
The spectacular string of events, coming atop a precipitous drop in living standards, only intensified the sense that Mexico is imploding. From Wordnik.com. [How It All Went South] Reference
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