precipitous decline

collocation in English

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precipitous
adjective
uk
/prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.təs/us
/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬əs/
If a slope is precipitous, it is ...
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decline
noun[S or U]
uk
/dɪˈklaɪn/us
/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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However, his training performance for the rhyme production objective did show aprecipitousdecline, from an initial accuracy level of 65% to a final level of 5%.
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Only a true understanding will lead—urgently—to a reverse in theprecipitousdeclineof the agriculture sector.
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The hellenised city thus fell into aprecipitousdecline.
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This apparent overfishing resulted in aprecipitousdeclinein catches in the late 1960s.
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Thisprecipitousdeclinemirrored the loss of packinghouse operations to the rural countryside.
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These conditions forced both wheat agriculture and the lumber industry into aprecipitousdecline.
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By the 1890s, fish populations had already recorded aprecipitousdecline.
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By this measure we may be going through a period ofprecipitousdeclinein the world's cultural diversity.
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Though slight, they would presage aprecipitousdeclinethat started in 1950.
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Because of theprecipitousdeclinein the industry, the country's ten cotton mills were operating at under one-half of their capacity by the late 1980s.
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After decades ofprecipitousdecline, the downtown area shows signs of renewal.
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In an attempt to curb the golden lion tamarin'sprecipitousdecline, several conservation programs have been undertaken.
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After the 1960s, the neighborhood entered a period ofprecipitousdecline.
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The efficiency of these ships and the predation they carried out on whales contributed greatly to the animals'precipitousdecline.
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Human intervention has caused aprecipitousdeclinein the number of suitable caves for the gray bat.
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The change began in the early 1950s with theprecipitousdeclineof the railroad to competition from the automobile and jet travel.
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By 1970, the population had fallen to 79, and it continued itsprecipitousdeclineto 33 in 1980.
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The automobile industry faced aprecipitousdeclineduring the 70s due to climbing inflation, energy prices, and complacency during the long years of prosperity in the 50s-60s.
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His gains were tempered to some extent by theprecipitousdeclinein the value of paper currencies, which he held in large quantities and speculated in.
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