Finally, there's the cash cushion G.E. has built up to reassure investors it has enough liquid assets on hand should borrowing in credit markets seize up again or losses prove steeper than expected.
The price proved too steep amid weak auto sales and a rising yen.
After the second world war, however, most North American cities abandoned their streetcar networks as ridership declined, car ownership soared, and the cost to renew streetcar infrastructure – footed mostly by cash-strapped private transit operators – proved too steep.
In the end, the prince's lack of support in developing countries, including his own region, proved too steep an obstacle.The 79-year-old Mr Blatter (who has not been charged with anything) had initially appeared shaken by the dawn arrests in the middle of the week, and stayed out of the public eye.
The slope proved too steep; in exchange for the final boost from the Hawaiian god Kane, the rock promised to keep watch on all that happened below until the end of time.
While it is unclear how many of the allegations were ultimately proven, the steep rise in complaints itself is notable at a time when cheating scandals have engulfed other districts and state officials are acknowledging a failure to adequately detect and prevent cheating.
He left college early and only started for one and a half seasons; if his initial learning curve proves too steep, Frank Zombo (a decent speed guy but not an explosive athlete) and Erik Walden (an able but slightly limited all-around player who can occasionally cover tight ends) will see plenty of snaps.
The hostile slopes of horror comedy once again prove a steep climb in Stitches (2012, Kaleidoscope, 12), a low-budget Ross Noble vehicle about a killer clown seeking vengeance on the kids who (accidentally) drove a stake through his act and some cutlery through his eyeball.
Environmental landscaping need not be merely serviceable or well-intentioned, as proved by a steep-slope garden north of Seattle.
But I do recall that inventing believable characters and making them say organically funny things proved less of a steep learning curve than a brick wall.
