And the decline in economic growth seems certain to be considerably less steep than in the U.S. or Europe.
The index has slipped 0.9percentt for the six months ending in June, but the rate of decline is less steep than it was in the first quarter.
The doors are heavy and trucklike, and though the climb inside is less steep than in most big S.U.V.'s, you still pull yourself up into the cabin.
But CSX said that the third-quarter decline in total volume was less steep than in the second quarter, possibly indicating the start of an economic recovery.
A year later the stock market crashed, setting off a tailspin only a little less steep than that of Playland's Dragon Coaster.
The course Boardman negotiated was similarly unencumbered by anything more steep than a speed bump, but was only half as long.
The Federal Reserve chair, Janet Yellen, told senators on Capitol Hill this week that the path to higher interest rates in the US may be less steep than previously thought, given the broad market sell-off.
His net approval rating has collapsed from +34 points a year ago to only +1 now, with 44% of voters saying that they are satisfied with the job he is doing and 43% dissatisfied.Gallup also shows a dip in support for Labour, although less steep than ICM's.
8 58 p.m. | Updated In a sharp but widely predicted reversal, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday unveiled a revised slate of toll and fare increases on the major Hudson River crossings, one far less steep than the agency initially proposed.
8 58 p.m. | UpdatedIn a sharp but widely predicted reversal, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday unveiled a revised slate of toll and fare increases on the major Hudson River crossings, one far less steep than the agency initially proposed.
The price is likely to be a little less steep than it would have been for the first five picks, and this might also be the point at which teams down the order begin to get antsy, as the top talents at key positions like offensive tackle disappear off the board.
