Accounts of this vary; its egalitarianism meant that while the middle classes experienced a drastic decline in the quality and quantity of their diet, for many of the poor it was a minor improvement.
One-fourth of the world's shark species are facing the threat of extinction and many shark populations have experienced a drastic decline, making the global campaign to save sharks a race against time.
Our analysis found that, though Kerala has experienced a drastic decline in mortality and a resultant impressive growth in life expectancy throughout the past century, the major reduction occurred between 1951 and 1970.
During the 17th century, England, like other European countries, experienced a drastic decline in average temperature, which was accompanied by shorter life expectancies, outmigration, and falling gross reproduction rates.
Retirement can cause a drastic decline in health, according to a study released today.
Rates of burial — and, hence, of embalming — have undergone a drastic decline.
The cost for this tonic seems to be a drastic decline in Americans' economic mobility.
Moreover, they found no evidence of a "drastic decline" in teenage girls' self-esteem.
The result has been a drastic decline in the number of independent stations on the dial.
"It was definitely a drastic decline," said Kristen Jarnagin, vice president of communications for the Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association.
