Sentence examples for is especially steep from inspiring English sources

But the fall in gun crime is especially steep (see chart).

The decline is especially steep for low and high experience teachers from bad schools, who are less likely to engage in search by 8.4 and 7.1 percentage points, respectively.

But the spikes in the Midwest are especially steep.

The declines in prices were especially steep for condominiums.

During the past decade, productivity increases have been especially steep, while the median income has declined slightly.

The trajectory of Spanish white wines has been especially steep and fascinating.

But with this year's state budget problems, tuition increases at public universities may be especially steep.

The decline has been especially steep in the United States -- largely, it seems, because of the sex scandals of the Roman Catholic Church.

The decline in rates has been especially steep in ultra-safe vehicles like Treasury bills and short-term Treasury notes.

The drop in the employment-population ratio for young men, age 16 through 24, was especially steep, falling by 9.7 percentage points, to just 36.4percentt.

Across the country, in an industry like construction with large numbers of Hispanic immigrants where job losses have been especially steep, the fight for jobs could produce conflict.