Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
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Examples for "steep "
Examples for "steep "
1 From her vantage point, she saw a steep but possible way up.
2 The company said steep discounts in July helped offset weaker consumer demand.
3 It's miles and miles away; down steep hills and across the ford.
4 The result is routes that are not just long, but extremely steep .
5 Direct Turkish military intervention in Syria has come at a steep price.
1 Fine Gael TD Mr Michael Ring said: This is an outrageous situation.
2 Further, Mr Power made several outrageous statements in his attack on evolution.
3 However, her latest request has got to be her most outrageous yet.
4 Those responsible for outrageous human rights violations must be held to account.
5 Even in those days, the level of Soviet corruption had been outrageous .
1 They are haemorrhaging public money and delivering dismal services at exorbitant prices.
2 Financial catastrophes, buffered by exorbitant government bailouts, have dented the national fiscus.
3 She is particularly good at nailing the exorbitant pretension of their décor.
4 They wanted to charge me exorbitant funds to get them, he said.
5 It was 2006 and all quotes to fix the problem were exorbitant .
1 Forcing people to choose between their health and their job is unconscionable .
2 Shell's research money is also buying legitimacy for its unconscionable activities globally.
3 It was unconscionable of Maurice to put you in such a situation.
4 The Bavarian was an unconscionable time absorbing the import of the message.
5 There follows a war of extermination with unconscionable cruelties on both sides.
1 Now, Captain, paying extortionate prices is no way to make a profit.
2 Wagons could not be hired except by paying the most extortionate rates.
3 Still, money is very scarce and bank interest almost extortionate just now.
4 In fact, petrol prices across Europe are as good as extortionate .
5 I protested against this extortionate demand in every way I could think of.
1 Ahab was liberal, Joram miserly, nay, he even indulged in usurious practices.
2 Those men insist on ready money to sweat others on usurious terms.
3 Edwin smiled at her, and she returned his smile with usurious interest.
4 His honesty was his capital... and he exacted usurious interest from it.
5 Besides, I should not tax him with usurious interest, she said maliciously.
6 Therefore, likewise, whatever else is acquired from usurious money must be restored.
7 It means you are not tapping more usurious forms of lending.
8 The local populace was the victim of usurious taxes, coercively applied.
9 He wore a black velvet skull-cap, and looked usurious and rich.
10 By no sort of subterfuge were they to be permitted to be usurious .
11 Yes-a usurious scamp of a lawyer, who to our relief has left Westways.
12 You are usurious , unmerciful, our enemies, and so I do not like you.
13 I would ask more, but that, you know, would be usurious !
14 While we indulged in every pleasure, he lent out his money at usurious interest.
15 Formerly all loans of that nature were regarded as usurious .
16 This was charged up against him to be paid for later at usurious interest.
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