Sentence examples for not precipitous from inspiring English sources

But at least, in a world without Big Brother, the rate of decline is not precipitous.

As long as the falloff is not precipitous, NBC argues it will retain the chance for these Games to surpass Atlanta as the most watched Olympics ever.

The little miracle of Khalilzad's free-thinking life is just one example of the positive transformations this country can fashion when resolve and coordination shape policy, not precipitous whim.

"Our understanding, based on our consultations with our French allies, both bilaterally and in NATO, is that this timetable was worked through, both with the Afghans and with NATO," Ms. Nuland said, adding that "what we are gratified by is that this was not precipitous".

From what he saw in class, Mr. Neustadt said, Mr. Gore "is not afraid of decisions, but not precipitous about it, either, like the early Harry Truman saying, 'How many decisions did I make today?' " "In terms of the originality of his mind, I would probably have called him a good Group Two student, not a Group One student".

Fertility decline is not some precipitous event.

However, deindustrialization was not as precipitous in Germany as it was in some other European countries.

"It's not a precipitous move," he said of the new co-op.

We will not be precipitous if we study the matter for only half of that half-life, 12,000 years.

Although Mr. Bush plans to make the redivision of military tasks a major objective, if elected, he plans to consult the Europeans and is not planning "precipitous" actions.

So far the ratings for Comedy Central remain strong, and the numbers for the cable news networks have not shown precipitous declines.