Sentence examples for this precipitous from inspiring English sources

What lies behind this precipitous drop is money.

This precipitous, indeed anticipatory, decision reflected Russia's size and the inadequacy of its rail network.

"This precipitous unwinding created the negative momentum that spread around the world".

Unbeknownst to him, Ms Bailey Rae had landed on one of the slightly gentler slopes on this precipitous cliff.

This precipitous slide may foreshadow a distinct aversion of Internet investors to the whole idea of blending the old and new economies.

It is not clear that global warming is responsible for this precipitous retreat (retreating glaciers elsewhere, like those in the Alps, offer much more convincing smoking guns).

This downright precipitous God reads all of creation into the very first covenant and includes all living creatures.

"What's all this fuss about the precipitous decline of print?" "Does global warming affect creeks?" " I think I hear something.

The most striking finding of this study is the precipitous decrease in myocardial glucose concentrations to near-zero levels in endotoxemic, but not hemorrhagic, shock.

This kind of precipitous free-fall, among the very safest tranches within this type of AAA-rated securities, was unprecedented.

"This is a precipitous step in the wrong direction," Mr. Boehner said.