"I think they're about equal," Mr. Steeper said, adding that a Republican who wants to keep his base energized and prevail in national elections cannot afford to disregard or alienate either group.
In states that resisted Obamacare and didn't expand Medicaid, the path to making major progress on the uninsured is steeper, said Jodi Ray, program director of Florida Covering Kids & Families at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Now the learning curve is much steeper," says Howard "The Professor" Lederer, a professional player.
[The above observation does not differ qualitatively when the fitness landscape is steeper (say f d = 0.9 d ), or when sequence length is different – the convergence is faster when sequence length is longer (see below)].
"This was sudden and steep," said Robert Druskin, Citigroup's chief operating officer, referring to the market downturn.
Yesterday, Mr. DiFrancesco, who previously called the increases too steep, said through a spokesman that if it were his call, he would veto the proposed tolls and fares.
"There's no question the difficulties of the last 18 months are real and steep," said John J. Dooner Jr., the chairman and chief executive since January 2001.
"We spent the entire summer of 2001 on three miles of trail because it was very rocky and steep," said Heather Clish, who oversees 1,400 miles of trails for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
"It's hard, it's a long climb, and at the end of the day, it's 25 kilometers and it's steep," said Lance Armstrong, who finished 18th, 2 50 behind Casar.
"I'd have no problem with $5,000, but $20,000 would be steep," said John Moss, of Roseland, N.J., who has four tickets in the first row of an end zone at Giants Stadium.
"The road ahead will be long, our climb will be steep," said Mr. Obama, his audience hushed and attentive, with some, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson, wiping tears from their eyes.
