How To Use Precipitous In A Sentence

But the relationship with Pataki deteriorated precipitously in recent days as McCaughey Ross openly defied him.
This wonderful diverse stretch of woodland clings tenaciously to the almost precipitous sides of the gorge.
The opening ceremony was precipitously cancelled just 24 hours before the event.
This horse was so fleet, and its rider so expert, that they are said to have outstripped and coted, or turned, a hare upon the Bran-Law, near the head of Moffat Water, where the descent is so precipitous, that no merely earthly horse could keep its feet, or merely mortal rider could keep the saddle. Old Mortality, Complete
The trail becomes more precipitous as we plod steadily across a long ridge that is barely discernible from the fog folding around us. Times, Sunday Times

The result is families under siege, war in the streets, the precipitous decline of the rule of law, the rapid rise of corruption, the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit.
When he opened his eyes the dirigible was making another turn, less precipitous than before and — he hadn’t realized, but now saw through ragged gaps in the fog — at a lower altitude, some two hundred feet above what looked like a low fennish grassland, with scarcely a single tree in sight. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
The house, with its steeply pitched red-tiled roof, precipitous gables and tall tapering chimneys, is L-shaped with a well-head in the angle, its conical top resembling a Welsh wizard's hat.
Because short-term indicators have not shown a precipitous decline in the economy since the referendum, a complacency seems to have set in. Times, Sunday Times
The mountain path descended precipitously to a small valley.
A blast of warm foetid air rose up from the precipitous staircase to greet us.
Overlooking it are the residential streets that were carved from the precipitous slopes.
The young woman had acquired (right after receiving her fourth -- mandatory -- anthrax shot) a shockingly precipitous mystery disease, eventually diagnosed as a bizarrely speeded-up form of ametropic lateral sclerosis -- she lost in three months the amount of muscle function a middle aged ALS sufferer would lose in four years. Sheila Weller: In This Case, A Soldier Was Treated Beautifully at Walter Reed
There were no drainage ditches here, the shoulders too abrupt, the slope too precipitous, to collect water.
Analysts were stunned by Far East's precipitous drop.
The topography of the actual route with its monuments and trails, its rivers and bridges, its steep hills and precipitous valleys, is meticulously represented.
The arrival of the parlours coincided with the precipitous drop in Japanese fortunes. Times, Sunday Times
Once again you said, ‘I don't know if we've ever seen a more precipitous drop in international stature and public opinion with regard to this country as we have in the last two years.’
The highest eulogy that can be pronounced on the intellectual character of a ruler, in times of great civil convulsion, is that it is his policy to have no policy, content with keeping his ship trim as he permits her to sweep downwards with the precipitous torrent. An Address in Commemoration of Abraham Lincoln
L.st year, University of Connecticut science professor David L. Wagner noted a two-year precipitous decline in the number of northern metalmark butterflies in counts conducted in Falls Village. News from www.rep-am.com
This wonderful diverse stretch of woodland clings tenaciously to the almost precipitous sides of the gorge.
The most alarming statistic was the state of the game before the advent of this precipitous decline.
Its sides were wild, abrupt, and precipitous, and partially covered with copse-wood, as was the little brawling stream which ran through it, and of which the eye of the spectator could only catch occasional glimpses from among the hazel, dogberry, and white thorn, with which it was here and there covered. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
Then came one of the most precipitous economic declines in American history. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
If Canadians wanted to persecute their wolves, there was no need to ship them south; Canis lupus is sufficiently under siege in the "great white north," with provincial governments scapegoating wolves for everything from the precipitous decline of mountain caribou to the near-extinction of the Vancouver Island marmot. Chris Genovali: The Death Cults Among Us
Women constitute 43 per cent of all US medical students, but their representation within academic medicine drops precipitously throughout their careers.
The author precipitously blames bimetallism's failure on the incompetence of the movement's leaders.
The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain. Chapter 10
The nearly 600 stone-and-mortar cliff houses notched by the ancient Anasazi into precipitous canyon walls are the most compelling feature of Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park.
It will also reassure policy makers at the Bank of England, who contend that inflation is poised to slow precipitously this year and risks undershooting its 2% target by the fourth quarter. U.K. Inflation Slows Sharply
A single altar-shaped rock crowned the summit, from which the continuation of the ridge, right and left, fell away in a singularly graceful outline, the face of the mountain being precipitous with escarped cliffs. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
Lying just over 14 km off the extreme south-west coast, Eldey's precipitous cliffs rise to a height of nearly 80 metres.
But an earthquake had changed the scene — under our very feet the earth yawned — deep and precipitous the gulph below opened to receive us, while the hours charioted us towards the chasm. The Last Man
The third season under Bill Grier was precipitous fall from his first season, when the Toreros beat St. Mary's, Gonzaga and Connecticut in consecutive games to win the WCC tournament and get to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. West Coast Conference
The machinery of contemporary human reason thus turns out to be rooted in a biologically incremental progression while simultaneously existing on the far side of a precipitous cliff in cognitive-architectural space.
There will be a small percentage of animals that will" overwinter "within the bays, utilizing the deeper holes as a thermal refuge when temperatures drop precipitously. The Daily News - News
With precipitous limestone cliffs, deeply shaded ravines, and clear rocky streams, the Driftless Area is a rugged landscape.
And I use him as an example, because what I'm concerned about is the precipitousness of him getting on the watch list May of 2008, around the time that he was investigating one of our agencies in DHS. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008
It seems unlikely that this is the work of Bach, whatever was precipitously claimed with great publicity in 1985.
Perhaps the most talked-about anxiety is the fear that world temperatures may rise precipitously.
The sharp relief of the mountains, with their grass-covered summits, precipitous slopes and flat open piedmont, is formed by a ridge of iron-quartzite emerging from softer metamorphic rocks. Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
The creature darts suddenly, swinging across the precipitous pit from limb to limb.
Real income for the average family has not increased in over 20 years and has declined precipitously in rural areas.
Then came one of the most precipitous economic declines in American history. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
By 1974 it had produced a precipitous decline in self-confidence and was tearing the country apart. Times, Sunday Times
Its subsequent decline has been precipitous. Times, Sunday Times
On each shell were painted precipitous and impossible seas through which full-rigged ships foamed with a lack of perspective only equalled by their sharp technical perfection. SAMUEL
Looking back, the precipitous shreds of sheeting rain effectively sanctioned a cordon between himself and what had gone before.
The precipitous nature of the slide is also noteworthy.
The trail becomes more precipitous as we plod steadily across a long ridge that is barely discernible from the fog folding around us. Times, Sunday Times
Mount Tai, with its magnificence, precipitousness and natural beauty, is famous for its rich cultural relics.
This precipitous narrow track must have been a sobering welcome for the new settlers.
In centers of Democratic strength, the drop-off in turnout was more precipitous still.
When a beloved CEO leaves precipitously, he bursts the shared illusion that you'll have him forever.
It survived being rolled down a precipitous stony track in Provence to be delivered to the garden on the windy ridge. Times, Sunday Times
By 1974 it had produced a precipitous decline in self-confidence and was tearing the country apart. Times, Sunday Times
Late in the afternoon, we drop anchor beneath the island's precipitous cliffs and, possessed by a powerful craving for a cold beer, row to the fish-stained docks.
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
Its precipitous decline serves as a salutary reminder of how rapidly pioneering companies can be overtaken in the technology industry. Times, Sunday Times
As before a dolphin of huge maw fly other fish and fill the nooks of some fair-havened bay, in terror, for he devoureth amain whichsoever of them he may catch; so along the channels of that dread stream the Trojans crouched beneath the precipitous sides. The Iliad
The wild geranium was already showing its pink stem and scarlet-edged leaves, themselves almost gorgeous enough to pass for flowers; the periwinkle, with its wreaths of shining foliage, was hanging in garlands over the precipitous descent; and the lily of the valley, the fragrant woodroof, and the silvery wild garlick, were just peeping from the earth in the most sheltered nooks. The Ground-Ash
She leans slightly toward the left, as if to steady her balance in a hallway where walls and floor recede precipitously toward the right.
The precipitous banks of red sandstone are richly clothed with vegetation, some of the trees ancient and very fine, especially the magnificent one called the capon tree, and the lofty king of the wood, remnants of the fine forests which at one time had covered the country. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville
The veteran US motor journalist, Paul Eisenstein reflects on the rise and precipitous fall of Toyota.
It is not as if there has been some precipitous decline. Times, Sunday Times
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
The arrival of the parlours coincided with the precipitous drop in Japanese fortunes. Times, Sunday Times
It is not as if there has been some precipitous decline. Times, Sunday Times
S'long -- Mr. Barton!" she called listlessly over the other, and started on, stumblingly, clatteringly, up the abruptly steep and precipitous mountain trail -- a little dust-colored gnome on a dust-colored horse, with the dutiful gray pinking cautiously along behind her. Little Eve Edgarton
By 1974 it had produced a precipitous decline in self-confidence and was tearing the country apart. Times, Sunday Times
This was a lovely glimpse of the Pacific Ocean, calm and sunny, with the bold precipitous cliffs of Maria Island rising grandly in the distance.
The facility precipitously closed its doors in mid-May, citing a lack of profits and funding.
Below, a precipitous slope of small stones that the dalesmen call a scree ran down to a hollow strewn with broken rocks, and across this he could distinguish the blurred flat top of another height. The Girl from Keller's
The headland was a precipitous cliff of red sandstone, crowned at the summit with a fringe of forest trees, white at its base were two or three hollow caverns, worn into the solid rock by the action of the surf. Lost in the Fog
There is but the single carefully watched entrance, with a sheer drop on one side and, I venture to say, equal precipitousness on the other. Icerigger
A precipitous drop in performance and a more rapid rate of fatigue often result.
We have seen our favorable ratings in international polls drop precipitously, even in countries that have been longtime friends of ours.
On the ground itself there is no defile, no gorge, no precipitous mountain pass, nothing which can remotely be called a Gap from the point of view of anybody on the ground.
And I use him as an example, because what I'm concerned about is the precipitousness of him getting on the watch list, May of 2008, around the time that he was investigating one of our agencies in DHS. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008
He found that if he surgically removed the testicles of his dogs—and thereby depleted the dogs of the hormone testosterone—the prostate gland involuted and shriveled and the fluid secretion dried up precipitously. The Emperor of All Maladies
The windward side of Haleakala is serried by a thousand precipitous gorges, down which rush as many torrents, each torrent of which achieves a score of cascades and waterfalls before it reaches the sea. Chapter 8
I mention my precipitousness because one week ago, a mere two weeks into my adventure, I was ready to end it all. What have I got myself into? Part 4
Further round soared the precipitous south west rockface of Baruntse, flanked by its satellite range of peaks.
Our tiny bus wound up through the Inguri Valley whose precipitous road hugged cliffs and ravines, worming through crude tunnels and skirting thick forests.
Many follow the island's 1,365 miles of irrigation channels, called levadas, stretches of which run along steep slopes with precipitous drops to one side.
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
Too little time is spent exploring the real benefits from the gold standard, and the author precipitously blames bimetallism's failure on the incompetence of the movement's leaders.
Its subsequent decline has been precipitous. Times, Sunday Times
By contrast, several newspaper editorialists and columnists criticized the government for acting precipitously.
When they had gone some distance from the gate, the city being surrounded by a valley with precipitous sides, Ullo pushed him down, shouting as he did so, “Behold your Ballomey who declareth himself son and brother of kings!” De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » Episodes of Medieval Warfare from the History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours
conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate
Unfortunately, he then experienced one of the most precipitous declines in major league history.
It is not as if there has been some precipitous decline. Times, Sunday Times
A small drop between 1982 and 1992, followed by a more precipitous drop over the past decade?
The statistics don't say why, but this is a precipitous drop. Times, Sunday Times
The avenue, very steep and narrow, and causewayed with large round stones, ascended the side of the precipitous bank in an oblique and zigzag course, now showing now hiding a view of the tower and its exterior bulwarks, which seemed to rise almost perpendicularly above their heads. Old Mortality
I assume that they have examined every alternative and proceeded not precipitously but thoughtfully.
The clay cliff dropped precipitously in front, and facing them in the opposite cliff were similar bivvies, with the inhabitants of whom Mac and his cobbers were in the way of exchanging friendly conversation at odd moments of the night or day. The Tale of a Trooper
This mountain, a prominent object for many miles around, rises precipitously above the village.
It survived being rolled down a precipitous stony track in Provence to be delivered to the garden on the windy ridge. Times, Sunday Times
A recognition of this epistemological complexity is itself sufficient to compel the thoughtful interpreter to avoid precipitous decisions.
Its precipitous decline serves as a salutary reminder of how rapidly pioneering companies can be overtaken in the technology industry. Times, Sunday Times
In this subdued metabolic state, called torpor, hibernators ratchet down their inner thermostats, precipitously lower their heart and respiratory rates, and tune out nearly all external stimuli. Many species use hibernation to survive the rigors of winter
Expect spectacular views, precipitous cliffs, rolling emerald-green downs and an awful lot of rabbits. Times, Sunday Times
With a precipitous nudge of the memory she dashed to the door and helloed to the fast retreating figure. Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs
What does the poll identify as the fulcrum of Lincoln's precipitously declining numbers? The Corner on National Review Online
However, the tide of the war takes a precipitous turn, forcing Riley and his commanders to take drastic measures.
There were no drainage ditches here, the shoulders too abrupt, the slope too precipitous, to collect water.
The arrival of the parlours coincided with the precipitous drop in Japanese fortunes. Times, Sunday Times
This place was a kind of indentation in the side of a precipitous butte, above which the cliff (if it may be so called) arched over part way like a canopy. The Free Range
It had precipitous cliffs over 2,000ft in height, against which dashed tempestuous seas. Times, Sunday Times
Another precipitous passage comes to a landing with vertical shafts disappearing into the ceiling.
The Arabian tahr (Hemitragus jayakari), a type of wild goat inhabiting precipitous mountain slopes and stark bare cliffs, occurs only in the mountains of northern Oman and the United Arab Emirates and is a regional endemic. Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
In the case of one ion, the all important carbonate ion, the decrease is precipitous.
Where the road ends, there is a precipitous staircase down the cliff, offering the occasional vertigo-inducing vista down the rock face to the turbulent Mediterranean.
And I use him as an example because what I'm concerned about is the precipitousness of him getting on the watch list, May of 2008, around the time that he was investigating one of our agencies in DHS. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2008
The sides of the valley were here nearly precipitous; but, as frequently happens with stratified rocks, small ledges projected, which were thickly covered by wild bananas, liliaceous plants, and other luxuriant productions of the tropics. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
The rebranding comes in the wake of a precipitous drop in tourist arrivals to what was once Asia's most popular vacation destination.
Lackluster economic growth and a precipitous fall in the stock market have hammered German banks.
But it is the net effect of this precipitous change in the oil business that matters. Times, Sunday Times
He had never heard "plunged precipitously to earth from cruising altitude today" on the evening news.
Almost all the highways of Italy were erected on a foundation four feet deep; when a space of marshy ground or bog was on the track of the road, it was filled up; and when any part of it was mountainous, its precipitousness was reduced to a gentle and trifling inclination from the general line of the road. A Philosophical Dictionary
The descent was on a good track, past a nice farmstead, then a path through tufted grasses and a precipitous stretch right by the river that's made easy by very well engineered duckboards.
We could see some of them which had toppled over and rolled down the precipitous slopes and remained upside down at most nauseating angles.
the mountains rose precipitously from the shore
It is said that a fierce battle erupted as the Japanese soldiers hiked along the river toward the precipitous valley where they confronted the enemy, leaving six Japanese and 16 aboriginals dead.
From a precipitous height we looked at the town spread out below.
And I don't think we should be talking in terms of precipitous withdrawal.
Remember, it indicates the precipitousness of the rise in blood sugar—and keeping it steady is the name of the game. THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET
We were only nine, but we threw this truck around close to precipitous drops. Times, Sunday Times
A brook, called Bannockburn, running to the eastward, between rocky and precipitous banks, effectually covered the Scottish right wing, which rested upon it, and was totally inaccessible. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829
The higher ones also have a similar appearance; these appear quite precipitous, and have in some parts a curious crenated outline. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
Amazingly, all were dragged three kilometres up the precipitous slopes by manpower.
The statistics don't say why, but this is a precipitous drop. Times, Sunday Times
And most important, the precipitous rise in fatherless households has finally begun to level off.
the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings
Law enforcement officials forced particularly vulnerable women to move precipitously to this neighbourhood.
It had precipitous cliffs over 2,000ft in height, against which dashed tempestuous seas. Times, Sunday Times
His speech highlighted the growing threat that his administration will launch a new, precipitous military adventure in the near future.
Let that teach you not to move precipitously!
The town is perched on the edge of a steep, precipitous cliff.
In November, the Independent World Commission of the Oceans met in Cape Town to discuss the precipitous decline in common species of fish such as haddock, tuna, flounder and shrimp. ANC Daily News Briefing
Although Johanna is aware of the meagerness of Georgia's allowance, she feels that the recent precipitous expansion of the neighborhood doll-housing market, coupled with the effects of informational asymmetries—namely, that Georgia can't really add yet—are enough to justify the risk. Report on the Recent Piggybanking Crisis
The mountain path descended precipitously to a small valley.
It survived being rolled down a precipitous stony track in Provence to be delivered to the garden on the windy ridge. Times, Sunday Times
The precipitous rise in fatherless households has finally begun to level off.
A precipitous path led down the cliff.
After the revival movement, the social status of these cultural rituals declined precipitously.
The area is precipitously steep, rocky, and bleak.
A blast of warm foetid air rose up from the precipitous staircase to greet us.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called on NATO allies and other nations with troops in Afghanistan not to make what he called "ill-timed, precipitous, or uncoordinated" withdrawals after the United States begins its gradual drawdown in July. Gates Warns Coalition Not to Abandon Afghanistan
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
Many follow the island's 1,365 miles of irrigation channels, called levadas, stretches of which run along steep slopes with precipitous drops to one side.
Exquisite rock islands cloaked in dense foliage are fringed by the shelves of coral reefs covered in crystal water leading you to precipitous drop-offs.
Technology stocks continued to drop precipitously throughout the summer.
Some trees were standing diagonally, with their entangled roots exposed on the precipitous rocky cliffs.
In fact, the underfur was no longer available in quantity, for beaver populations had precipitously declined, a hard fact noted by old trappers who remembered the glory days when the animals were so numerous a man could whack them dead with a stick. Bird Cloud
Let's talk about why vegetable yields are declining precipitously.
But it is the net effect of this precipitous change in the oil business that matters. Times, Sunday Times
He notes that employment has been unusually strong in the housing sector, despite the precipitous decline in activity there. Times, Sunday Times
Or even when it gusts into your face as you descend precipitous Crag Hill above Buttermere, grateful that it will not – from this direction, at least – precipitate a stumble into the abyss below. Country diary: Lake District
The research also determined that body weights of collected bluebills were greater than or similar to estimates from birds collected in the 1980s before the precipitous decline.
Habitat Rocky coasts and precipitous cliffs. Times, Sunday Times
We essentially deal with what we call the installed base of the eight million RV'ers out there so as frankly our RV sales fell precipitously in the last 12 months from I think there were 300,000 plus down to 200,000 plus and now they will be slightly over 100,000 in 2009 so you have seen a pretty dramatic fall off in RV sales over the last 24 months without really impacting any of our RV business. US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha
The next morning they started early to the south, and toiled until eleven o'clock, to find themselves once more ambuscaded by the precipitous hills. The Wedge of Gold
The view is mind-boggling, with a precipitous drop into the defile of the Lairig Ghru, the great pass that splits the Cairngorms, linking Aviemore and Braemar.
It is a narrow shelf, in some places scarcely more than a foot wide, rudely worked in the living rock, which falls off below in a steep and almost precipitous descent to the river; and although it did not quite realize the idea we had formed of it from the description of our guide, it was sufficiently pokerish to inspire the most daring mountaineer with caution. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860
Between me and the light, the better to see us, a lad had climbed on to a high ledge, close against the luxurious overhanging foliage – all lit up from the dying glow – of the precipitous rock, and, wearing only a red loin-cloth on his shining dusky skin, stretched forward in eagerness, quite unconscious of his graceful poise. Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago
In Illinois, levels of diversity drop precipitously, most likely reflecting one or more genetic bottlenecks in areas that were once covered by the Wisconsin glaciation.
Since the 1960s we have witnessed a precipitous increase in the number of marriages ending in divorce.
He notes that employment has been unusually strong in the housing sector, despite the precipitous decline in activity there. Times, Sunday Times
But an earthquake had changed the scene -- under our very feet the earth yawned -- deep and precipitous the gulph below opened to receive us, while the hours charioted us towards the chasm. Dave Astor: Mary Shelley and 9/11
Then came one of the most precipitous economic declines in American history. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
A few degrees left, and the hugger-mugger of the Old Town resolved itself into an open garret window here, with orange curtains, or there, a ladder leaning precipitously from a roof up onto a disorderly row of chimney pots.
The land dropped precipitously down to the rocky shore.
The mountain path descended precipitously to a small valley.
I donned your assassin's hoodie, shanking various unsavoury noblemen and escaping via precipitous rooftop parkour.
This pleasing effect softens the hard steel lines and shields the precipitous drop to the road below. Times, Sunday Times
He swept a hand over the luminous purple of heathery braes that sloped precipitously into the dark cleft of the Tail Burn's glen.
It was an extraordinarily precipitous slide for such a blue-chip company. Times, Sunday Times
Many follow the island's 1,365 miles of irrigation channels, called levadas, stretches of which run along steep slopes with precipitous drops to one side.
Habitat Rocky coasts and precipitous cliffs. Times, Sunday Times
This should prevent us from a precipitous and unilateral changing of symbols and formularies until the Holy Spirit has more time to bring to light who the weaker brother really is.
Because short-term indicators have not shown a precipitous decline in the economy since the referendum, a complacency seems to have set in. Times, Sunday Times
The landscape is characterized by volcanic piles with precipitous slopes, and deeply incised valleys (glacis slopes). Morne Trois Pitons, Dominica
the precipitous rapids of the upper river
Sugar feeds the brain, and fluctuations in the level of this fuel can lead to precipitous changes in a child's mood.
To their left, the hillside rose precipitously, covered with scrub brush and evergreen trees.
Why then, when a burst of hiccups interrupts the feasting, is the mood as it must have been, aboard the engine-less Jumbo on its precipitous descent? Archive 2008-01-20
They penetrated ravines and reached precipitous mountain peaks inaccessible to mechanized troops.
Many of us are no longer surprised at just about anything we read explaining the achievements of contemporary bioengineers; milestones are actualized with precipitous frequency.
But these are no ordinary stairs, they form a precipitous swirly spiral that slowly descends inside an open cavern at the front of the building.
He notes that employment has been unusually strong in the housing sector, despite the precipitous decline in activity there. Times, Sunday Times
On the north-east side, the stand thrusts out at a precipitous angle, like the hull of a ship, rhythmically articulated by broad ribs, each of which contains a staircase.

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