Sentence examples for steep fares from inspiring English sources

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.

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

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.

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.

In the week that Britain's most expensive rail fare was revealed - a £1,000 return trip from Cornwall to the Highlands - the government also ruled out steep fare cuts to help recession-hit passengers.

Railtrack's chaotic demise in 2002 is seen by many within the industry as an indictment of privatisation, amid fierce criticism of the steep fare increases regularly imposed by franchise owners.

While any help for the authority must come from the state, the most immediate political repercussions of a steep fare increase could be felt by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who is running for re-election this year.

Now that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has received the endorsement of significant city Republican leaders in his bid for re-election, mass transit users worried about steep fare increases and deep service cuts might wonder whether he is trying to persuade Republicans in the State Senate to back a stalled financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.