1.   Both economists agree an external shock to the economy such as a war or steep hikes in oil prices will drive the country into recession.

2.   Aiming to correct both trends, Mieno engineered a steep hike in interest rates.

3.   It also would freeze property-tax rates, but not in time to avert expected steep hikes next year in Maricopa County.

4.   Steep hikes for playoff ticket prices is not a new policy for the Rangers.

5.   There are several steep hikes to buildings with fabulous overall views.

6.   They demand steep hikes in the gasoline tax.

7.   Opposition parties in Bangladesh Sunday staged huge protest rallies against a recent steep hike in the prices of petrol and octane.

8.   Police gave details of the toll of the rioting, which began Monday night only hours after the government in Jakarta announced steep hikes in fuel prices.

9.   Meanwhile, roads made dangerous by land mines and ambushes have forced aid groups to distribute aid by air, bringing a steep hike in the cost of operations.

10.   However, economists have concerns that too steep a hike can harm the economy by stunting growth.