adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
decline
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The top graph on page 160 shows the precipitous decline in the number of people involved in awareness-driven initiatives.
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Much of the precipitous decline in return on equity was due to a rise in labor costs over those years.
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Calvin Welch of the Council for Community Housing said aid for housing low-and middle-income people is in precipitous decline .
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The most alarming statistic was the state of the game before the advent of this precipitous decline .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a precipitous decision
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a precipitous drop in property values
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A precipitous path led down the cliff.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few hundred steps down a gorge, then up the precipitous rock wall.
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If a bear suddenly appears, the goats head for precipitous ledges where the less agile predator can not follow.
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Looking back, the precipitous shreds of sheeting rain effectively sanctioned a cordon between himself and what had gone before.
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More telling are the precipitous cost increases at state universities, which account for four out of every five college diplomas.
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Much of the precipitous decline in return on equity was due to a rise in labor costs over those years.
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The precipitous discharge of some young children, I think, was avoided.
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The precipitous nature of the slide is also noteworthy.
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There were no drainage ditches here, the shoulders too abrupt, the slope too precipitous , to collect water.