In explaining its verdict, the court wrote, "Yukos was the object of a series of politically motivated attacks by the Russian authorities that eventually led to its destruction".The case has been in the works since 2005, although its resolution could not have come at a more precipitous time for Russia.
Form changes can be suggested by solubility data collected at various time points by a precipitous drop in concentration indicating crystallization of a less soluble form (as shown in Figure 7).
CNN continued what has become a precipitous decline in ratings for its prime-time programs in the first quarter of 2010, with its main hosts losing almost half their viewers in a year.
Synaptic activation as a result of cortical stimulation can also first be detected in these interneurons near the end of the second postnatal week [30], the same time period in which we see a precipitous increase in PNN expression.
Politicians are trusted by just 15% of respondents – a precipitous 6% drop even on the level of trust they enjoyed this time last year.
Mr Baker, a former secretary of state and a long-time friend of the Bush family, acknowledged that a precipitous withdrawal could cause a bloodbath inside Iraq and perhaps provoke a wider regional war.
But despite difficult times for employment, in the last year there has been a precipitous drop -- 8% -- in student enrollment for master's degrees in education, a warning of things to come.
But crucially, there isn't a precipitous decline after 50; many of the older athletes still compete and finish in good time, without any ill effects to their bodies.
At the same time, the war and our behaviors exhibited in the war (Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo) led to a precipitous decline in respect of and support for America across the globe--putting our country at even greater risk.
It was a precipitous fall.
That would not be a precipitous withdrawal.
