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Meanings of descent in английском
русский
спуск 
Decrease in elevation or altitude.
испанский
descenso Синонимы
Examples for "fall"
Examples for "fall"
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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 tinkering saw the support for 'yes' drop to 49 per cent.
2
However, he decided to drop out in 1981 during his second year.
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For different reasons, both parties are likely to see their vote drop.
4
The fight to pressure the state to drop the case is on.
5
She did, however, drop a hint about a possible new television role.
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Compared with a year ago, however, home prices are still falling nationwide.
2
Compared to a year ago, however, home prices are still falling nationwide.
3
However, he said high demand would keep values from falling too far.
4
Given U.S. house prices are falling savagely, this is far from impossible.
5
They see the national average house price falling by 6 per cent.
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
It suggests dropping the health risk level to 12 parts per trillion.
2
Today it's NASA's new Orion capsule, dropping from space onto the sea.
3
In fact, the latest daily value has started dropping again, said Watkins.
4
Either way, dropping that sense of entitlement would be a good start.
5
Consumer prices are dropping and unemployment among Saudi citizens has been increasing.
1
Officials discussed lowering that threshold at Thursday's meeting, a second source said.
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This plan all about keeping him in power, not lowering power bills.
3
The sources said the planned measures would include sharply lowering this target.
4
Just lowering the interest rate is not going to really change liquidity.
5
The Commission has therefore not proposed lowering import duties of the product.
1
Other family members took their places in descending order of assigned importance.
2
We continued slowly descending in the Wady, mostly in the direction S.S.W.
3
Results: We treated 10 patients in whom descending necrotizing mediastinitis was identified.
4
That's particularly important on a planet who's climate is descending into turmoil.
5
At another time he talks of 'hawk' regularly descending over the gorge.
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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.
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.
1
I thought I saw something moving down there, but I'm not sure.
2
SIX Once you're fully clipped in, it's time to start moving down.
3
Antoine is very strong, Jeanne-Louise said, moving down the hall beside them.
4
A mob of men was moving down the street in loose formation.
5
Will the mass oscillate faster if the initial velocity is moving down?
1
Presently there came a heavy jar, and then the downward motion ceased.
2
Instinctively, to check the downward motion, Jack's hand sought the gas valve.
3
Unconsciously one of Sidwell's hands made a downward motion of deprecation.
4
When the great glacier grows old it still maintains its stealthy downward motion during every summer.
5
A slight upward or downward motion would enable you to see all that I can see.
1
It crossed the lighted space slowly, and disappeared with a downward movement.
2
For half an hour the downward movement never paused for a moment.
3
The harder you blow the greater will be the downward movement.
4
BTC is reflecting a downward movement which is speculated to be lifted soon.
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Suspecting illusion, I continued the slow downward movement of my foot.
Usage of descent in английском
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Cycling the highest road in Europe Isn't the best ascent a descent?
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A rerun of 1914's descent into global war is really rather unlikely.
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It is a common genetic anomaly, especially among people of African descent.
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They'd surely used a crapload of battery power fighting the unscheduled descent.
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The only true choice left is how to control the accelerating descent.
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He took the descent in three leaps, and the burn in one.
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Later, the princess' descent into madness had done Niryn's work for him.
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As the trail widened in the descent, Kut-le rode in beside her.
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There are 50 million people of Hispanic descent in the United States.
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UK police revealed Abedi was a 22-year-old British national of Libyan descent.
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There's a reason genealogists use family trees to show lines of descent.
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Sadly, it also chronicles a steady descent in quality over the years.
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The descent of the mountain was a labor of only four minutes.
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In the descent to the cañon the pony began to stumble badly.
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As the sleighs swerved in the descent the tension was very great.
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They had snagged in their descent, and were trying to work free.
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Translations for descent
русский
каталонский
Descent through the time
Descent across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
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