Sentence examples for had been steeper from inspiring English sources

The International Energy Agency said on July 10th that the drop in production had been steeper than expected.

The company, based in Santa Clara, Calif., refused to comment on its prediction last quarter that recovery would begin in October, but it indicated the decline in sales had been steeper than previously believed.

Neil Lennon had been steeped in Celtic since childhood.

Under his father's influence, Weinberger had been steeped in politics from his childhood in San Francisco.

That is, they had been steeped in Army culture but also in some other, often academic, culture.

The Prince had been steeped in music from an early age; his first published piece dates to 1585.

Maduro was not a natural leader, but he had been steeped in the ideas of the revolution since childhood.

The family into which she was born had been steeped in political agitation for generations.

In some states, the increase has been steeper.

Eisenhüttenstadt's fall from grace could hardly have been steeper.

But the fall in boat trips has been steeper.