And if private banks continue their money printing ways, instead of a precipitous fall in the rate of monetary inflation we could be looking at a precipitous rise.
Mexican oil production has experienced a precipitous decline, from a level of 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2004 to a recent 2.55 million bpd.
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Unfortunately, at the same time, factors beyond our control have created a perfect storm a precipitous decline in revenue and a tough economy coupled with a credit crisis that makes it extremely difficult to support our debt.
For one thing, a precipitous drop in terrorism registered in Latin America, along with a decision to exclude the large toll of casualties from jihadi bombings in Iraq, lowers the State Department's figures.
The report paints a dire picture of the situation in Iraq, but also warns of the consequences of a precipitous U.S. withdrawal, as President Bush has repeatedly done, most recently at a speech in Kansas City, Mo.
Due to the unrest, visitor numbers took a precipitous drop into the hundreds, but this past season the figure climbed back up to 1, 400, a sign that the industry is beginning to recover.
China's record trade surplus in November was largely the result of a precipitous fall in imports.
And is there a fear that a precipitous withdrawal will take them out as well?
What about a precipitous fall in the rate of monetary inflation negating this thesis?
Others foresee a precipitous drop so the number is closer to the 80, 000 that most economists expected.
The Money Multiplier had been declining slowly for decades, but it began a precipitous plunge in October 2008.
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Last quarter saw RIM shipping only 7.8 million smartphones, a precipitous drop of 40% y-o-y and 30% q-o-q.
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It is a precipitous fall for Barkley and one that will cost him millions in the 2013 NFL draft.
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The speed, flexibility and economy of road transport have caused a precipitous decline in rail freight across the world.
For a tribe that had occupied such a vast swath of southern Africa, it had been a precipitous decline.
While a precipitous decrease in long-term rates pushes PE higher, as money moves out of US Treasuries into stocks.
Of course, it is very tempting to attribute a precipitous rise in violent crime to recent police layoffs.
Last quarter saw RIM ship only 7.4 million BlackBerries, a precipitous drop of 30% year-over-year and about 5% sequentially.
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Amid its revolutionary turmoil, Egypt has suffered a precipitous fall in foreign reserves and has trouble paying for fuel.
But most people share Mr McCain's worries about a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq.
Last quarter saw RIM ship only 7.4 million BlackBerries, a precipitous drop of 30% y-o-y and about 5% q-o-q.
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Both sides have agreed to a 50-50 split, a precipitous drop for the players, who had earned 57% of hockey-related income.
Last quarter saw RIM ship only 6.9 million BlackBerries, a precipitous drop of more than 50% y-o-y and about 7% q-o-q.
At most corporations, three major missteps, conjoined with a precipitous loss in shareholder value, would engender an immediate escort out the door.
The stock is probably rebounding from a precipitous decline following its recent earnings report and the big write off regarding the acquisition of Autonomy.
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Playboy made a precipitous fall beginning in 2006, but its share price has been resilient since hitting its nadir in the fall of 2008.
If Ford Motor is going to overcome a precipitous drop in its most profitable segment--sport utilities--it desperately needs to win over people like Jennifer.
Industry-Ratios-Oil-Gas-Producers-Vs-Gasoline-PricesMargins dropped by nearly half in 2009 after a precipitous drop in oil prices left companies scrambling to slash spending in exploration and production.
Gold saw a precipitous drop in late February after Chairman Bernanke appeared to rule out further quantitative easing in his testimony before Congress.
Not a precipitous withdrawal that ignores the possibility of further chaos.
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