This could expose them to abrupt losses were the dollar to fall against the yen.
However, some gases can liquefy under high pressure, leading to an abrupt loss of buoyancy.
The abrupt loss in 1990 of Macy's, which had bought about $40 million annually, was nearly disastrous.
They will become the minority party and face an abrupt loss of influence.
But the human tendency to underestimate rates of change and the potential for abrupt losses is costing us dearly.
Eric was stunned, aching with grief and the abrupt senseless loss.
This abrupt loss of meaning is especially acute in the arts.
Considering his abrupt loss of popularity in Canada, the Prime Minister could do no less.
But as the word spread throughout the city, millions of individuals became intimately aware of a shocking, abrupt personal loss.
Along with the abrupt loss of commercial activity has come rapidly accelerating unemployment.