The phrase "a sharp drop off of" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "a sharp drop-off in" or "a sharp drop in." You can use it when describing a significant decrease in a particular metric or value.
Example: "There was a sharp drop-off in sales during the last quarter, indicating a need for a new marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "a significant decline in" or "a steep decrease in."
But when more effective combination drug therapies began to reduce HIV incidence, CMV infections dropped in parallel; records show a sharp drop off in opportunistic CMV infections of the eye (CMV retinitis) in adults starting in 1997.
Compounding the economic effects of disengagement is a sharp drop off in civilian spending by the American military, which is a major employer of Afghan civilians and contributes substantially to the nation's gross domestic product.
Peak production was in 1948, with almost 29,000 vehicles produced, followed by a sharp drop off in demand, resulting in an unsustainable loss of more than $1 million that year.
The three factors were based on the scree test with factor 1 (pay) having an eigenvalue of 2.83, factor 2 (management) an eigenvalue of 1.81, factor 3 (work) an eigenvalue of 1.75, and a sharp drop off in eigenvalue to 0.345 for a possible fourth factor.
The deal ends a long period of uncertainty for the Dodgers that led to a sharp drop off in attendances by disappointed fans.
There is a sharp drop off after Florida with Texas hosting only six bowl games.
Their results show a sharp drop off in death due to cancer below 30 40 kg with a flat, slightly declining, relationship of cancer to weight above that range (Fig. 1).
This phenomenon is known as Bragg peak, where the pattern of delivery is localized with a sharp drop off past the projected site of delivery.
That fall, CBS Reports, a news/documentary program at 7 30 et) on Wednesdays, was blamed in the press for the sharp drop off in the ratings of The Beverly Hillbillies – the comedy had been number one in its first two seasons, but dropped to eighteenth when CBS Reports became the Hillbillies lead-in for its third season.
Highest smear positive rate was recorded in children under the age of 5 years and thereafter, the prevalence showed a sharp drop that levelled off after the age of 10 years (Table 1).
