Sentence examples for of a steeper from inspiring English sources

By comparison, we forecast contraction of a steeper 2.5% in the US economy.

Actually, it probably held itself up a bit longer than most, because of a steeper drop post-January.

Japan's fifth-largest banking group, Resona Holdings, widened its expected loss in the fiscal year that ends March 31 because of a steeper downturn in stock prices and more nonperforming loans.

That might not sound like much compared with the 6.2percentt contraction that hit the American economy during the same period, but the possibility of a steeper decline in 2009 is alarming to citizens long sheltered from issues like war and economic instability.

The concern is whether this is the beginning of a steeper decline that we will begin to see over the next few quarters, which it may very well be.

The accelerated grain growth in the presence of a steeper grain size gradient is attributed to a change in local grain neighbor environment that promotes grain boundary curvature (and pressure) and enhances the driving force for grain growth.

The more homes are on the market, the less chance that prices will stabilise.The announcement on July 8th of a steeper-than expected 4.7% drop in pending home sales in May dashed any hopes of a quick turnaround.

The boy stood at the edge of a steep cliff.

The cars stopped at the base of a steep ascent.

But the decline was mostly a result of a steep drop in aircraft and military orders.

— Anheuser-Busch, responding… Dara lives in a ramshackle white house on top of a steep hill.