Sentence examples for steep effort from inspiring English sources

However, for a sufficiently steep effort cost function, the optimal sorting of players may be the one that maximizes the variation in ability across groups.

His solos, forever steeped in effort, periodically brought him to an inspired plane of thought, the notes themselves seeming to propel him forward.

The sigmoid effort-response curve describes a relatively steep rise in effort with increased fish abundance (resulting from the positive effects of elevated catch rates on angler satisfaction, Arlinghaus 2006) and a flattening at high effort rates (resulting from the negative effect of crowding on angling experience).

My map showed that the hamlet of Urschalling, with a notable Romanesque chapel, was nearby; though the ride was up a steep hill, the effort was worth it.

Ms. Burke and another administration official testified at a State Assembly hearing that underscored the steep challenges facing efforts to improve the system.

The steep prohibition against efforts to restrain a news organization from publishing what it knows -- unless it jeopardizes national security -- was set forth in the Pentagon Papers case of 1971, in which The New York Times won the right to publish a secret government history of the Vietnam War.

This route heads up steadily, the final ascent is very steep, well worth the effort to reach the ridge.

But Silicon Valley technologists face steep hurdles in their efforts to revolutionize the medical system the way they have communications or shopping.

Most likely this trend is explained by the intensification of control efforts, the steep increase in resource allocation since 1998, and a major drug donation in 2001.

The steep climb is worth the effort, although the village itself is festooned with tat.

And companies, in an effort to halt steep profit declines, made more cuts this summer in the hours their employees worked.