Indeed, after its recent sharp appreciation, the renminbi could turn out to be a prime target for short sellers.

The onset of the Great Depression saw a collapse of demand, which in turn led to a sharp fall in imports.

That, in turn, has fueled sharp exchange rate appreciation and a loss of international competitiveness unless the affected central banks intervene to buy dollars.

Cooperation can turn the sharp and frightening decline in worldwide consumption spending into a global opportunity to invest more in the world s future well being.

The latest anecdotal evidence from the US indicates that the economy is taking a sharp downward turn, which should become manifest in the coming months.

Ms. Donna Sharp, Senior Partner, Sharp Global Partners Ltd., United States

Simple sharp

Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

The end of the American housing bubble might not turn out badly. But if it does, it will probably be due to a sharp rise in interest rates.

The knife is not sharp.

This knife is very sharp.

This knife is very sharp.

Come at ten o'clock sharp.

This move attracted sharp criticisms online.

The Indian response was swift and sharp.

But the division is not that sharp.

This lending squeeze resulted in a sharp drop in GDP and employment, while the sharp sell off in assets ensured further declines.

This has the advantage that the driver does not need to be accelerating the bus (as with a Power on Power off switch) or trying to make a sharp turn (as with a Selectric switch).

I looked away and heard a sharp scream.

The words were simple yet sharp and touching

In music, sharp, dièse (from French), or diesis (from Greek) means higher in pitch and the sharp symbol raises a note by a half tone.

He's at the sharp knife edge of this problem.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

The sharp fiscal retrenchment that has now started throughout southern Europe should contribute further to a sharp deceleration, if not outright fall, in domestic demand there.

How sharp of hearing , how sharp of sight they will be when they come to Us . But today , these evil doers are obviously lost in error .

You land on a set of sharp iron spikes! More

Fortunately, Straw s example does not pose such a sharp dilemma.

Asia and Europe have experienced sharp falls in fertility rates.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

They also often offer examples of sharp contrasts in achievements.

However, because the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals requires a sharp upward turn in overall ODA spending over the next few years, new ways to finance a steep increase in the short and medium terms are well worth exploring.

The effects of fiscal austerity a sharp rise in taxes and a sharp fall in government spending since the beginning of the year are undermining economic performance even more.

What I like is how hard the edges are, how sharp.

Yet I find myself in sharp disagreement with the Bush administration.

We need a sharp focus on conventional balance and arms control.

There were also sharp differences within and between the two movements.

The sharp fall in China s exports to the US has been compensated by a sharp rise in the Chinese government s spending on infrastructure say, on subway construction in China s biggest cities.

The changes highlighted the sharp differences between the two countries political systems.

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Of course, these changes do not mark a sharp break with the past.

After four years of service, the ship foundered in rough weather at the Battle of Öland on 1 June 1676 while making a sharp turn under too much sail she capsized, and the gunpowder magazine ignited and blew off most of the bow structure.

Space based technologies, such as meteorological and Earth observation satellites, communication satellites and satellite based positioning technologies offer the potential to contribute to improved prediction and monitoring of potential hazards, which in turn would lead to sharp reductions in losses to life and property.

Be careful, because it is sharp. Just hold on to it for a moment.

Yet consumer confidence, capital expenditure, and hiring have yet to take a sharp hit.