An important symptom of Russian macroeconomic instability has been severe fluctuations in the exchange rate of the ruble.

The population has undergone severe fluctuations; the 1983 El Niño event resulted in a 50% reduction of the population to just 400 individuals.

But trading results in the fourth quarter, which included the Oct. 19 stock market crash and severe fluctuations in the dollar, should narrow the expected loss greatly, the company said.

A policy of controlling money supply can lead to severe fluctuations in interest rates.

If the government is successful in controlling the money supply, there then arises the problem of severe fluctuations in interest rates if the demand for money fluctuates and is relatively inelastic.

A volatile demand for money that shifts about as expectations change can cause severe fluctuations in interest rates if the supply of money is kept constant.

Years after the timber cathedral had been completed, the church began to deteriorate due to lack of maintenance, climatic conditions, and severe fluctuation in the congregation's size.

The problem with recruitment is that a small amount of initial effort produces a great deal of work, and this work proceeds in waves which produce severe fluctuations in activity for the personnel staff involved.

They also called for changes in rules power generators must follow, to avoid severe day-to-day fluctuation in electricity prices.

For this reason, vegetation in the superpáramo must be highly resistant to such severe fluctuations in weather.