But to look at them, there was nothing more unusual here than exceptionally steep rock formations, formations that had probably been this way since the beginning of the world.

A highlight of the fair is the wheelbarrow race up the exceptionally steep Blissford Hill.

Today's exceptionally steep yield curve - long rates four full percentage points above short rates - already reflects such jitters, Mr. Greenspan and others have noted.

The invention curve in technology has been exceptionally steep, and the acceptance curve for it has followed suit.

Long, corniced ridges extend in various directions; between them are exceptionally steep faces.

The course is not exceptionally steep and racers may use studded tires.

For example, the summit, slope, and base of a tsingy's limestone needle form different ecosystems with different species clinging to their exceptionally steep slopes.

Spring Hill - noted for its exceptionally steep track in Edward Street and operated by hand braked single truck trams (see "baby dreadnoughts" above).

Stock prices retreated again yesterday, pulled down by worries about interest rates and another exceptionally steep decline in the Tokyo stock market.

An exceptionally steep section of a mountain bike trail, requiring a definite technique to negotiate.