Word: steeped
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...such, they have earned steep salaries and lucrative bonuses-- bonuses that in 1989 placed their earnings at over $1 million dollars each, far higher than any other Harvard official at the time...
Most universities abroad have state funding, but that luxury has a steep price: universities have less opportunity to develop distinctive personalities and define their own missions. "There isn't a lot of competition or innovation in Japanese higher education because there's too much government control," says Nana Regur, an international-education specialist...
Beyond the increased administrative costs, Witt says he has seen steep increases in royalty fees...
...interpreted as a call to life. They sing of vulnerability and pain, but unlike so many moanings of the Cure and The Smiths, they also emphasize humanity's strength and capacity for change. "Climb out of your well/ It's not so deep/ Price of living life is not steep,' they exhort in "Protect...
Barbara Pilgrim, a member of the Small Property Owners Association, said her objection to rent control stems from the property owners' inability to foot steep home improvement and mortgage bills without being able to pass the cost on to the tenant...