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Meanings of declivity in English
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Examples for "fall"
Examples for "fall"
1
Season: Spring through fall, although sunny winter days can offer good conditions.
2
That new focus could fall on state elections due later this year.
3
However, certain groups of people were far more likely to fall victim.
4
Asked if net profit would fall this fiscal year, he said: Obviously.
5
Uncertainty prevails, which of course caused business investment to fall last year.
1
That number will decline further, as health insurance costs continue to rise.
2
Mr Eichel said he saw no problem with the euro's recent decline.
3
The result, of course, was to increase the rate of sales decline.
4
This species is in serious decline both in Britain and mainland Europe.
5
Even after its recent decline, the market remains far above these levels.
1
Cycling the highest road in Europe Isn't the best ascent a descent?
2
A rerun of 1914's descent into global war is really rather unlikely.
3
It is a common genetic anomaly, especially among people of African descent.
4
They'd surely used a crapload of battery power fighting the unscheduled descent.
5
The only true choice left is how to control the accelerating descent.
1
The angle between the magnetic and the true North is the declination.
2
I beg that you will at once telegraph him my respectful declination.
3
And that all Anticipation is but a deflexion or declination by accident.
4
Steptoe's declination of the nomination and his recommendation of Young soon followed.
5
A time-shot was successful, and observations were also taken for magnetic declination.
1
Architecturally the houses represent a declension from the purity of earlier Cambridge.
2
Protestantism in those lands is fast running to its final declension-nakedinfidelity.
3
A playful example of the declension of a Latin substantive is given thus:-
4
The declension of a gunman, if once it begins, is rapid and sure.
5
The period of achievement was no more extraordinary than was its swift declension.
1
Moving as quietly as possible, we snuck downslope and along the dock.
2
The Lower Quarter, downslope of Southstairs, if you know where that is.
3
The buckthorn spates grew closer and closer together as I moved downslope.
4
They headed downslope through the thinning trees, until Leesil stopped and pointed.
5
To his right, downslope, was the main group of three buildings.
Usage of declivity in English
1
The declivity marks the end of the precipitous gorge of the Niagara.
2
Below him was a gentle declivity ending to the south in darkness.
3
The declivity, where the gaze shooteth DOWNWARDS, and the hand graspeth UPWARDS.
4
He looked at the others, and they looked at the white declivity.
5
I was working on the declivity which led to the Val d'Etretat.
6
On either side tall houses, the declivity ending only at the water.
7
A slight declivity ended in an uneven bottom, at fifteen fathoms depth.
8
As it was, she came near rolling over the declivity after all.
9
Nell strode across the grass until she had reached a small declivity.
10
The hills, though of great declivity, have a sward to their tops.
11
The passage through this 'sixteen miles' declivity of boiling waters' is exciting.
12
The remainder of their infantry they stationed on the declivity of the hill.
13
The taut rope writhed fifty feet out from the top of the declivity.
14
Before you lies the declivity of the hill upon which the village stands.
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On the declivity of the hill a few white patches indicated the cemetery.
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We descended to the lower enclosure at the foot of the slight declivity.
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