Today's vote marked a sharp reversal of fortune for the measure, which just a month ago looked likely to pass in both houses.

But the Louisiana decision could represent a sharp reversal of the company's fortunes.

The pattern became a single unbroken line, with sharp reversals at each end.

They are all now rated at less than investment grade, a sharp reversal from just a year ago.

It marked a sharp reversal for the House, which approved the same amendment a year ago.

That was a sharp reversal from last year's second quarter, when it lost $21.2 million.

The attacks have marked a sharp reversal in political fortunes.

The decision marked a sharp reversal by the Cuomo administration.

That is a sharp reversal from the trend earlier this year.

Such a move would be a sharp reversal for Delta, which four years ago was considered the most successful of the traditional airlines.