Sentence examples for steep fare from inspiring English sources

This process resulted in strong growth rates, as demand was stimulated by a series of steep fare reductions.

The rescue plan would avert service cuts and trim back the steep fare increase this year, while providing billions of dollars for capital projects in coming years.

In New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering steep fare increases and its deepest service cuts in years to help close a $1.2 billion deficit.

Inaction in Albany may have resulted in steep fare increases on the buses, subways and commuter trains used by students and teachers alike.

Despite the steep fare increases, the government will still pour a hefty subsidy into the route and has pledged to contribute £1bn over eight years.

But they may not be able to offer steep fare discounts, at least not for very long, because of their fragile financial situation.

Steep fares, lousy food, aggravating delays and inconvenient schedules were palatable up to a point, as long as there was a little first-class pampering to soften the blow.

In raw dollars, commuters on the Long Island and Metro-North railroads stand to pay the steepest fare increases, experts said yesterday.

Given the steeper fares, some travelers may be tempted to drive instead, despite the rise in gasoline prices.

But come 2012, Americans flying to Europe are likely to be paying indirectly for the emissions their trips create — chiefly through steeper fares, although uncertainty persists about how much higher they will be.

But I didn't want to pay one and a half times the already steep $65 fare to the airport.