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5shows that in control cells, level of active ERK1/2-P remained relatively constant up to 48 h but showed a precipitous decline from 48 to 96 h (panel A).
Surrounded by a pair of precipitous ravines, the imposing walls of the citadel were some forty feet high and twenty feet thick, virtually impregnable.
High walls of stone, ancient cypress trees, rare orchids, and soaring birds of prey can all be seen, along with glimpses of the wild Cretan goat — the kri-kri — bounding between precipitous crags.
The cover story by Michael Lewis relives the enviable rise--and precipitous fall--of Long-Term Capital.
In the wake of the bombings, Britain's Independent counsels against a precipitous response.