He made the piano misbehave: it grew argumentative and disruptive; it mumbled and receded dramatically, like smoke after a shelling.
Expectations of a US interest rate rise receded dramatically and there were predictions the European Central Bank would have to cut interest rates in the eurozone further into negative territory.
Joshua S. Goldstein and Steven Pinker observe correctly that the number of conflicts between nation-states has receded dramatically over the last 60 years, but do not note that they have been more than replaced by civil wars.
The prospect of Van Gaal losing his job at United has receded dramatically with what he called "sparkling football" at Derby in the FA Cup and on Tuesday night against Stoke City at a newly vibrant Old Trafford.
Colchester, whose chances of an upset receded dramatically when an early collision of heads between the centre-backs Alex Wynter and Tom Eastman led to both being replaced inside 21 minutes, showed flashes of technical quality that would hold up a level or two higher and merited their consolation when a rebound bounced off the helpless Ben Davies.
One local, who did not want to be named, said: "The water has receded dramatically in the last hour.
Since that report, however, inflation pressures have receded dramatically while the rise in the unemployment rate has accelerated and financial conditions have deteriorated.
My hairline had receded dramatically, deep purple rings dragged on my always bloodshot eyes, my skin had gone gray and papery.
"The forces like unions who used to fight for people's working rights have receded dramatically, and in the scheme of all the other issues we're facing, this is a small one in the minds of the politicians," Lamberton said.
Many of these works have the perspective back to front: tables and chairs recede dramatically towards us.
Without the inflows, the sea, already shrinking, will recede dramatically, exposing miles of lake bed loaded with a hundred years' worth of contaminants.
