The Metacomet Ridge, Metacomet Ridge Mountains, or Metacomet Range of southern New England, United States, is a narrow and steep fault-block mountain ridge known for its extensive cliff faces, scenic vistas, microclimate ecosystems, and communities of plants considered rare or endangered.
Local artisans took five years to build this house into a steep hillside four blocks from the town square in San Miguel de Allende, an artsy and picturesque town three hours from Mexico City.
It contains many of the proposals in the Senate version of the bill, but would cost more ($950 billion) and also set up a panel that could block steep increases in insurance premiums, such as the recently announced 39% rise to some insurance-plan payments in California.
Mr. Kors, 53, and his fellow insiders have taken advantage of the steep rise, selling big blocks of stock three times, with each sale at a higher price than the previous one.
The Trout Creek Mountains are uplifted and tilted blocks with steep escarpments along the southern and eastern sides of the range.
Rosenblatt et al. [ 3] reported that the learning curve for interscalene blocks was steep.
Less commonly, large areas that are pulled apart and subside leave between them an elevated block with steep slopes on both sides.
You know the big picture from the ever-worsening monthly figures: deteriorating A&E, ambulance and operation waiting times, and a steep rise in bed-blocking.
Owners of small ethnic-food businesses in Los Angeles, for example, lobbied the state to block a steep hike in inspection fees -- something they could never have done without banding together.
The steep crater walls will block all direct radio transmission to the home planet not long after the supersonic parachute is opened.
