Assertion: smelt's decline | /r/CapableOf | become precipitous
Facets:
value: in 1983
type: TEMPORAL
value: in 1982
type: TEMPORAL
value: due to extremely high outflows
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The decline became precipitous in 1982 and 1983 due to extremely high outflows and continued through the drought years 1987-92.