They point, in particular, to a sharp deterioration in the economic position of households with children through the 1970s and 1980s (O'Higgins, 1989).

Malnutrition and lack of medicine have led to a sharp deterioration in children's health, she said.

Clearly, with the sharp deterioration in the city's economy, another budget gap of considerable proportions is looming.

There was already tangible evidence at the meeting of the sudden sharp deterioration of the national economy: a significant falloff in attendance.

But it appears that the sharp deterioration in the situation in Sarajevo has now led to a renewed commitment to toughness.

The net result of the abortive free trade area negotiations was a sharp deterioration in intra-European relations.

Then she'd come home and be greeted by his sharp deterioration.

The reason for restructuring, he said, was "the sharp deterioration of our economic development for the last 15 years."

This will result in a sharp deterioration in the level of working conditions.

The sharp deterioration in real estate values has yet to make its full impact on the failure rate, they said.