The airline ran into difficulties as soaring fuel costs coincided with a loss of confidence that led to a sharp decrease in bookings.

There was a sharp decrease in the population between 1921 and 1931, when the number of residents fell from 26 to only nine.

The maxima result in a sharp decrease in electrical conductivity.

A sharp decrease in the number of high energy electrons means a sharp decrease in the spectrum.

One of the immediate results of forestry sector regulation, however, was a sharp decrease in revenues since the late 1970s.