At the same time, the Japanese yen has depreciated sharply, including by more than 20 against the struggling euro.

Today, domestic investment has plummeted, exports are languishing, and GDP growth is down to around 4.5 per year.

China s economy continues to soften India s growth rate is down sharply from a few years ago.

Sami's health has sharply declined.

The use of torture had declined sharply.

Thereafter, the two camps interests and conclusions diverged sharply.

At the same time, the cost of living increased sharply.

In Egypt s case, the crucial tourist sector contracted sharply after the revolution.

The government will be forced to consider raising revenues sharply.

And only in the last 50 years or so that sugar consumption rose sharply.

Donor aid did start to rise sharply as a result of all of these efforts.

Since then, most emerging market currencies have rebounded sharply.

The extreme poverty rate has declined significantly between 1999 and 2010.

The number of foreign correspondents has dropped significantly over the past 20 years or more.

Next, suppose that the price of the natural resource that is the country s largest export suddenly dips sharply (as has happened recently). The exchange rate (both nominal and real) will depreciate accordingly, thereby setting in motion the standard, textbook adjustment process.

Since 1996 the power of the entities relative to the State government has decreased significantly.

dropped in ratings dramatically during its third and fourth seasons, and ended in early 2007.

After many years of outperformance, GDP growth has slowed sharply.

During the East Asian crisis of 1997 1998, poverty rose sharply.

A vaccine was developed in the next decade, and deaths began declining in earnest in 1924.

The port's use and traffic declined significantly, causing a decline in the city's economy.

The number of death sentences carried out since the consideration of the initial periodic report had steadily decreased.

Otherwise, simmering trade frictions could suddenly throw globalization sharply into reverse.

Likewise, many other European banks are cutting back their overseas business sharply.

Interest rate spreads on Italian sovereign debt have widened, but not sharply.

But assume that China does revalue its currency sharply, by, say, 40 .

As a result, levels of import penetration actually fell, quite sharply, in virtually every country.

These factors explain why growth in most BRICS and many other emerging markets has slowed sharply.

Export growth is down sharply, turning negative vis à vis the eurozone s periphery.

And, despite the spike in unemployment, productivity growth in the eurozone is decidedly negative.

Yes, India s economy has slowed sharply, the rupee has plunged, and scandals and protests dominate the headlines.

A return to a national currency and a sharp depreciation would quickly restore competitiveness and growth.

Even though home prices have already fallen sharply, there has been no meaningful rebound.

Middle class and wealthy households around the world felt poorer and therefore cut their spending sharply.

Positive trends in previous months, with regard to respect for human rights have been badly undermined.

The Japanese equity market is up an impressive 55 since hints of the paradigm shift started hitting investors radar screens. At the same time, the Japanese yen has depreciated sharply, including by more than 20 against the struggling euro.

One study found that large newspapers' use of anonymous sources dropped dramatically between 2003 and 2004.

In the 1990s, the Djibouti economy deteriorated dramatically, with net external assets falling by 40 per cent.

More than a century ago, during the first Gilded Age, American politics was sharply polarized as well.

The risk of a vicious, self reinforcing downward spiral would rise sharply.

Sometimes, even often, economies prosper nicely after the government s deficit is sharply reduced.

How, then, can we sustain worldwide economic progress while cutting back sharply on carbon emissions?

A spike in defaults could destabilize the entire financial system and trigger an economic downturn.

These developments first convergence, and now faster services growth stand in sharp contrast with earlier trends.

But, with concerted international efforts, including by NATO ships, pirate attacks have dropped sharply.