The sudden decline in house buying and the precarious state of many developers give some force to their arguments.

No, there won't be a sudden decline in workplace productivity.

With this type, the unexpected can happen in terms of a sudden decline.

As a result, the price of chemicals has stayed high despite the sudden decline in demand.

The marriage appeared to be sound, creating an international business with more than $1 billion in revenue, but within months the financial crisis struck, causing a sudden decline in big deals.

This sudden increase forced investors and analysts to dramatically mark down their expectations of the group's performance this year.

There has been a sudden increase in the disappearances of students and activists, rights groups say.

The papers may also increase their print runs in anticipation of a sudden increase in readership.

The staff reported a sudden increase in the number of people seeking help in this area.

Have you faced a sudden increase to your mobile phone or broadband bill midway through a contract?

Doctors studying the readouts were baffled by a sudden jump on the graph until he explained that it coincided with a win.

This sudden jump - the annual increase until then had been 1 to 3 per cent - concerned experts.

The sudden jump in demand, combined with a shortage of homes for sale, meant that in some hotspots there was considerable rivalry to acquire certain family homes.

The sudden jump cuts bring a dis-concerting sense of urgency to every argument.

It's a fact that went almost unnoticed in the wider world, but prompted a sudden jump in bank share prices when it was announced, very quietly, last week.

Instead, he knew when there had been an accident by the sudden surge of dust.

The boat turns away from the wind and there's a sudden surge in pressure on the wing.

Others were living in mobile homes or ramshackle cabins that were shredded by a sudden surge of debris-filled water.

How do you explain this sudden surge of deals?

The reasons for the sudden surge are intriguing.

A sudden switch in love roles gives you so much more say in what happens to your heart.

The sudden switch to teacher assessment this year led to hyperinflation.

A sudden switch in how you present yourself can create a charismatic on-screen image that gets noticed.

We may also find ourselves caught up in jealousy because of a sudden switch of attention and affection, when we are used to having it all to ourselves.

It's a very sudden switch.

It's the sudden transition from urban to nature at its most dramatic that makes it unforgettable.

He did so because a combination of tiredness and the sudden transition to clay might have increased the risk of injury.

This results in the sudden transition of a portion of the dielectric from an insulating state to a highly conductive state.

Fall and spring are often marked by sudden transitions from summer weather patterns to winter weather patterns.

The sudden transitions in the magnetization of the material produce current pulses in the coil.

No war should be started in reaction to a sudden turn of events, with no clear goal in sight.

We are still digesting this rather sudden turn of events.

The musicians are bewildered by the sudden turn of events which, they say, threatens to jeopardise their careers.

After studying this couple's inert relationship for some time, the film takes a sudden turn into a different story, and thence into surrealism.

But a sudden turn of events could change it all.

So why the sudden urge to divest himself of his portfolio?

Do not question the sudden urge for thrift of your friends.

There was a sudden urge to live.

About one in six adults have symptoms of this, including feeling the sudden urge to go, or go more often, or leaking before they reach the loo (called urge incontinence).

I have, instead, a sudden urge to curtsy.

However, its sudden withdrawal was the only piece of politicking, nitpicking or whingeing that anyone saw all day.

Policymakers wish to signal to consumers, businesses and investors that there will be no sudden withdrawal of stimulus.

He claimed the reason for his sudden withdrawal was that he couldn't stomach the stimulus.

The chancellor moved to allay concerns about the sudden withdrawal of the furlough scheme.

The sudden withdrawal of much of their funding left them with an unsustainable cost base.