Sentence examples for a steep drawdown from inspiring English sources

From March through August 2010, the Obama administration plan calls for a steep drawdown of some 80,000 troops, so that by the end of next summer only a residual force of 30,000 to 50,000 would still be in place until they too withdraw by the end of 2011.

Obama has ordered the Pentagon to remove 23,000 of them by September, but he has not decided on the pace of further reductions despite calls on Capitol Hill and within his administration for a steeper troop drawdown.

He leaves himself only a bit of wiggle room — and says again that there won't be a "steep cliff" to jump when the drawdown is finally concluded.

There are some risks though, momentum can see steeper drawdowns than many other strategies in periods where it doesn't work.

It has been a steep learning curve.

"He was on a steep learning curve.

It was a steep learning curve.

It all comes at a steep price.

Mr Perry faces a steep uphill climb.

A steep price, actually, all things considered.

Then he began a steep trail climb.