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I do think in places that we are seeing this really steep incline, that we may well see also a precipitous decline, but we're also a much bigger country than South Africa. – Rochelle Walensky	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I think Xi Jinping wants to deter Taiwan from taking any precipitous action, specifically a move to de jure independence and I think Xi wants to convey first and foremost to the U.S. and to other regional actions that China's resolve and commitment with respect to its ‘sovereignty and geographical integrity’ should not be questioned. – Heino Klinck	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There has been a precipitous drop in the cost of a rental and the expectation is that there is still more of that ahead, until the inventory is eaten up, there is still a lot of runway ahead. We'll be well into 2021 and a vaccine until we get into an uptick in pricing. – Jonathan Miller	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The concentration of the economy in bigger, denser, more science-oriented places becomes a real ceiling on effective reopening, metropolitan economic elites are well informed about the risk and may simply refuse to participate in what they may view as a precipitous opening. This is where behavior is going to have a large say, rather than political or policy positions. – Mark Muro	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The precipitous decline in cash balances has coincided with a sharp increase in corporate leverage. – David Kostin	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It would recognize the dangers of a precipitous withdrawal from either conflict and highlight the need for diplomatic engagement and political solutions to the underlying conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The envoy presented his new peace framework to the council last month.The biggest challenges facing this, and previous, UN Special Envoys has been the sequencing of security and political arrangements, the inability to bridge the distrust between the warring parties, and also to have them trust in the UN-led peace process, that said, Griffiths’ proposal is the only platform currently on offer to bring the warring parties together, which is needed to head off Yemen’s precipitous economic collapse and the continued proliferation of new, autonomous armed groups and militias. – Waleed Alhariri	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I ’m very proud of CBS and NBC for just taking quick action, some people might be victims of precipitous action but these two, the reports about them seemed excessive. I was thrilled for this moment, for women. – Connie Chung	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The bombings have provoked alarm as well as forced and precipitous displacement of the population, again this Wednesday, there were some bombings not far from Kinkala, in the village of Soumouna. – Louis Portella Mbuyu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We know it's a very precipitous decline into severe acute malnutrition in these areas once the food runs out and that's why we are so concerned, if the food runs out in May and June ... it (malnutrition) is going to be off the scale. – John Aylieff	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
China opened this week (after the Lunar New Year holiday)and there wasn't any precipitous selling, so that gave reassurance to global investors, valuations were much more attractive than what they were at the beginning of the year and you have seen long-term investors strategically buy companies that they think have been thrown out with the bathwater. – Macan Nia	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
A relief rally would be expected at some point during the recent precipitous fall. – Andre Bakhos	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Clearly the precipitous drop in oil prices has hit capital expenditures for new drilling in the U.S.. – Chris Jarvis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Clearly the precipitous drop in oil prices has hit capital expenditures for new drilling in the U.S. with today's Baker Hughes rig count numbers. With prices remaining at relatively low levels without much relief in sight, we are likely going to see further declines. – Chris Jarvis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This year's results were obviously disappointing, with the precipitous decline in oil prices impacting the profitability of many of our segments. – Billionaire Carl Icahn	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
BHP's announcement to cut the rig count by 10 down to 16 is roughly in line with general expectations given the precipitous fall in oil and natgas prices as well. – Jeremy Sussman	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The friendship of the bad is like the shade of some precipitous bank with crumbling sides, which, falling, buries him who is beneath. – Bharavi	added by anonymous 12 years ago

I do think in places that we are seeing this really steep incline, that we may well see also a precipitous decline, but we're also a much bigger country than South Africa.

– Rochelle Walensky

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think Xi Jinping wants to deter Taiwan from taking any precipitous action, specifically a move to de jure independence and I think Xi wants to convey first and foremost to the U.S. and to other regional actions that China's resolve and commitment with respect to its ‘sovereignty and geographical integrity’ should not be questioned.

– Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There has been a precipitous drop in the cost of a rental and the expectation is that there is still more of that ahead, until the inventory is eaten up, there is still a lot of runway ahead. We'll be well into 2021 and a vaccine until we get into an uptick in pricing.

– Jonathan Miller

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The concentration of the economy in bigger, denser, more science-oriented places becomes a real ceiling on effective reopening, metropolitan economic elites are well informed about the risk and may simply refuse to participate in what they may view as a precipitous opening. This is where behavior is going to have a large say, rather than political or policy positions.

– Mark Muro

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The precipitous decline in cash balances has coincided with a sharp increase in corporate leverage.

– David Kostin

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It would recognize the dangers of a precipitous withdrawal from either conflict and highlight the need for diplomatic engagement and political solutions to the underlying conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The envoy presented his new peace framework to the council last month.The biggest challenges facing this, and previous, UN Special Envoys has been the sequencing of security and political arrangements, the inability to bridge the distrust between the warring parties, and also to have them trust in the UN-led peace process, that said, Griffiths’ proposal is the only platform currently on offer to bring the warring parties together, which is needed to head off Yemen’s precipitous economic collapse and the continued proliferation of new, autonomous armed groups and militias.

– Waleed Alhariri

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I ’m very proud of CBS and NBC for just taking quick action, some people might be victims of precipitous action but these two, the reports about them seemed excessive. I was thrilled for this moment, for women.

– Connie Chung

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The bombings have provoked alarm as well as forced and precipitous displacement of the population, again this Wednesday, there were some bombings not far from Kinkala, in the village of Soumouna.

– Louis Portella Mbuyu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We know it's a very precipitous decline into severe acute malnutrition in these areas once the food runs out and that's why we are so concerned, if the food runs out in May and June ... it (malnutrition) is going to be off the scale.

– John Aylieff

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

China opened this week (after the Lunar New Year holiday)and there wasn't any precipitous selling, so that gave reassurance to global investors, valuations were much more attractive than what they were at the beginning of the year and you have seen long-term investors strategically buy companies that they think have been thrown out with the bathwater.

– Macan Nia

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A relief rally would be expected at some point during the recent precipitous fall.

– Andre Bakhos

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Clearly the precipitous drop in oil prices has hit capital expenditures for new drilling in the U.S..

– Chris Jarvis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Clearly the precipitous drop in oil prices has hit capital expenditures for new drilling in the U.S. with today's Baker Hughes rig count numbers. With prices remaining at relatively low levels without much relief in sight, we are likely going to see further declines.

– Chris Jarvis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This year's results were obviously disappointing, with the precipitous decline in oil prices impacting the profitability of many of our segments.

– Billionaire Carl Icahn

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

BHP's announcement to cut the rig count by 10 down to 16 is roughly in line with general expectations given the precipitous fall in oil and natgas prices as well.

– Jeremy Sussman

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The friendship of the bad is like the shade of some precipitous bank with crumbling sides, which, falling, buries him who is beneath.

– Bharavi

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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