Lingle, a former governor of Hawaii, is facing a steeper climb in her Senate bid than any of the other Republican candidates who have come out against the remarks of their party's standardbearer, but her Democratic opponent, Rep. Mazie Hirono, had swiftly criticized Romney, so it seems that Lingle had no choice if she wanted to keep the race competitive.
William Gross, manager of the Pimco Total Return Fund, offered to take the bonds off the dealers hands at a lowball price — $500,000 less than the previous bid, a steep discount for such a short-term bond.
Some feared a steeper decline.
Removing the tritium is a steeper challenge.
Its GAAP profit fell a steeper 13percentt.
OTTAWA — In a bid to reverse a steep drop in its stock price, Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, said on Thursday that it would spend up to $1.2 billion to buy back shares.
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) has a steep climb ahead of him in his bid to unseat two-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) next year.
It is unclear whether MCI WorldCom would be willing to participate in a trans-Atlantic bidding brawl and pay a steep price for Orange, several analysts said.
Tax receipts from North Sea oil are set to plunge to their lowest level in 40 years after the chancellor slashed production taxes in a bid to boost output and offset a steep slump in crude oil prices.
If that seems a bit too steep, the bids for another encounter with Ms. Wintour – to attend a fashion show with her at the next New York Fashion Week, tour the Vogue offices and have lunch at the Condé Nast cafeteria "with a Vogue editor" (i.e., not Ms. Wintour) — topped out at $10,500 at around 1. (But that package, too, is estimated to eventually go for $50,000).
