That percentage fell slowly until 1991 and then plummeted to just over 15 percent by 2003.

此后，这一比例在1991年前缓慢下降，到2003年，该数字勉强超过15%。

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The thief attempting to purloin a steel cable from a lift shaft - and unbolted it while standing in the lift which then plummeted to the ground, killing him.

试图偷自动升降梯钢缆的贼。他站在电梯中时打开了钢缆，随后电梯猛然坠落致其死亡。

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Thee thief attempting to purloin a steel cable from a lift shaft - and unbolted it while standing in the lift which then plummeted to the ground, killing him.

试图偷自动升降梯钢缆的贼。他站在电梯中时打开了钢缆，随后电梯猛然坠落致其死亡。

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This summer, in particular, movies like "Spiderman" have had huge openings and then plummeted in the U.S. while overseas, the revenue kept pouring in.

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In the 1980s the dollar soared, then plummeted.

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In contrast, Groupon was priced at 20, opened at 28, rose for about five minutes to 31 and then plummeted to a low of 2.63 in November 2012 when the institutions were through disgorging it as a failed investment.

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