"precipitous in" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who acts suddenly and without forethought. For example, "She was always so precipitous in her decision-making."
"Donors have been precipitous in suspending aid," said Putzel.
However, deindustrialization was not as precipitous in Germany as it was in some other European countries.
Mr. Kohl's fall from grace amounts to one of the most precipitous in modern European politics.
About 21 million bottles were shipped to the United States in 2007, down 2percentt from 2006, and the drop became precipitous in 2008.
One was familiar, of course, with the rapid ascent of her cultural star, as precipitous in its way as the fabled discovery of Lana Turner at a drugstore counter.
If either the Red Sox or Braves failed to hold off their challengers, their collapses would rank among the most precipitous in history right there with that of the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers, whose defeat was chronicled in Don DeLillo's novel "Underworld".St Louis won its last game of the year.
With his precipitous in-your-face move, the Texas attorney general may be doing us a favor, making clear that the court's decision has real and immediate consequences.
In effect, MazF functions as an "mRNA interferase," because it efficiently and selectively degrades all cellular mRNAs in vivo, resulting in a precipitous drop in total protein synthesis.
Mr. Morgenthau took clear pride in the precipitous drop in Manhattan's murder rate during his tenure.
This won't result in a precipitous drop in the car sales market, however, according to BCG.
At the end of 15 min, the pressure was reduced to an atmospheric level resulting in a precipitous drop in temperature of the reactor contents.
