"steep" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Rochester teachers would get a raise of 40.2 percent over three years - an unusually steep increase for an urban school district - under a tentative agreement.
- The first eight months of 2008 saw unusually steep price rises (in modern terms), and that's still feeding into the annual inflation figure.
- He noted that the company faced an unusually steep $1 million of expenses this quarter, resulting in part from its participation in five important trade shows.
- The declines were considered unusually steep, particularly when seasonal demand for energy to heat homes is increasing.
- Safety board sources close to the inquiry said the flight had been descending at an unusually steep rate of about 3,500 feet per minute.
- So Shengda's promise persuaded students and their families to pay unusually steep tuition to gain an edge in the job market.
- They showed "unusually steep pre-Christmas markdowns," he said.
- It was following the slopes of an unusually steep submarine mountain, which rose abruptly some four thousand feet from the seabed.
- Ed had been working mighty close to the peak of what was an unusually steep roof.
- The park is also known for its unusually steep streets.
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