Sentence examples for by a rapid fall from inspiring English sources

The reduction in air pollution following the switch to cleaner North Sea gas was followed by a rapid fall in the average infant mortality rate in England and Wales, which showed that the widespread belief that high infant mortality is caused by low socioeconomic status must be false.

For the greater part of the system, the eastern Siberian hydrologic regime prevails: violent spring floods are followed first by a rapid fall of levels, then by a slower fall, with summer and autumn rain floods punctuating the sequence; in winter the runoff is reduced sharply, but levels remain high as ice jams are formed.

During pregnancy, the total serum cholesterol concentration rises up to 43%, followed by a rapid fall after delivery.

The characteristic potential/time curves, at constant current density, for the anodic oxidation of a lead surface in sulphuric acid correspond at first to oxidation at the Pb/PbSO4, potential until an insulating layer of lead sulphate is formed, then to a very sharp rise in potential due to the ohmic resistance, followed by a rapid fall as the sulphate is oxidized to the conducting PbO2.

During normal pregnancy, leptin has been shown to rise considerably in maternal circulation, followed by a rapid fall after parturition (35).

However, a glucose drink produces a rapid, large and relatively short-term increase that is followed by a rapid fall in blood glucose.

The risk of haematologic side effects can also be minimised by avoiding aspirin and by monitoring for a rapid fall in platelet counts or a rapid change in international normalised ratio in those patients receiving coumadin.

Fluorescence in normal colonic tissue was at a peak of 4 h with a rapid fall off by 6 h.

The infusion of AHBP induced a rapid fall apparent by day 3 (P < 0.001), with a nadir at day 7.

A rapid fall in serum osmolality, mirrored by a decline of serum sodium, results in a shift of water from the extracellular to the intracellular compartment.

In New Zealand, the black-fronted tern is facing a rapid fall in numbers due to predation by introduced mammals and Australian magpies.