On the Pacific side are steep mountains 1, 500 to 3, 000 meters high, with deep valleys and gorges.

On the peninsula, the eastern line of the Great Rift fault is visible in the steep and, in places, high escarpment that parallels the Red Sea between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Aden.

On shingle beaches the swash is dissipated because the large particle size allows percolation, so the backwash is not very powerful, and the beach remains steep.

On Feb. 26, 1779, Putnam did his famed escape from the British, riding down a steep slope in Greenwich.

On the sides of the steep river valleys that punctuate the uplands the terrain changes to exposed rock with collected pockets of soil.

* On 9 August, 2012, airfares for flights to New York were erroneously listed at a steep discount ( at $ 400 from the usual $ 1, 600 price ), with at least 5, 000 tickets sold.

On his way out he took along, fashioned like a herd, 249 women, 430 girls and 318 boys, a steep figure considering the relatively low population of the town at that time.

On Bousquet's left, French troops under General Canrobert crossed the river but were unable to move their guns up the steep cliffs.

On summer weekends, crowds of people can be found attempting this steep but straightforward walk.

On that date, British soldiers under the command of General Wolfe, climbed the steep cliff under the city in darkness, surprising and defeating the French, through a single deadly volley of musket fire, causing the battle to be over within 30 minutes.

On March 27, 1814, General Andrew Jackson led troops consisting of 2, 600 American soldiers, 500 Cherokee, and 100 Lower Creek allies up a steep hill near Tohopeka, Alabama.

On a WhiteWater West Boomerango or Family Boomerango, riders are sent down a steep drop and up a steep hill on the other side, before sliding backwards down another path to the end of the slide.

On operations from runway 19R a steep climb may also be required to allow for a power reduction at about 500 – 700 feet for a quieter overflight over the city of Newport Beach.

On the Pennsylvania side ( Mount Minsi ), park at the cold air cave pull-off on Route 611, then follow a steep and strenuous trail up the talus to the cliffs.

On either side, the army was protected by natural obstacles ( in this case, creeks and steep slopes ).

On the island, with its striking steep coast, is a 49 metre high lighthouse with one of the strongest beacons in the Baltic.

On January 2, 2009, Doyle joined the governors of four states in urging the federal government to provide $ 1 trillion in aid to the country's 50 state governments to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggled with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession.

On outcrops, steep hills, and inselbergs, the plants are subjected to fluctuating moisture, high winds, and temperature extremes.

On the Rügen side, the shore is in many places steep, although this is punctuated by lower shorelines with reed beds in some places.

On 5 September 1759, after successfully convincing Montcalm he would attack by the Bay of Beauport east of the city, the British troops crossed close to Cap-Rouge, west of the city, and successfully climbed the steep Cape Diamond undetected.

On the northwest face of the mountain, Adams Glacier cascades down a steep channel in a series of icefalls before spreading out and terminating at around the.

On June 14, 2012 Radio Netherlands Worldwide ( RNW ) announced that it will end its Indonesian and English broadcast services on June 29, 2012 due to steep budgets cuts imposed by the Dutch government and a concomitant change in focus.

On steep slopes they built stone steps resembling giant flights of stairs.

On the other hand, " Her grades are so good that she's either very bright or studies hard " allows for the possibility that the person is both bright and works hard.

On 25th July 1864 the standing warrant officers were divided into two grades: warrant officers and chief warrant officers ( or " commissioned warrant officers ", a phrase that was replaced in 1920 with " commissioned officers from warrant rank ", although they were still usually referred to as " commissioned warrant officers ", even in official documents ).

On successful completion of their programme and achievement of the required grades, students can progress to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees offered at the university.

On the other hand, it has been reported that Chinese has been used as the medium of instructions in some autonomous counties even though less than 50 % of the population " spoke and understood some Chinese "; this mismatch was thought to have contributed to the low grades earned by the students on the math and Chinese exams.

On the island, there are two elementary schools: Parke Lane Elementary which serves grades K-2nd, and Meridian Elementary which serves grades 3rd-5th.

On the bluffs overlooking the Straight River east of downtown of Faribault is Shattuck-Saint Mary's School, a private college prep school for boys and girls grades 6-12.

On October 15, 2010, the city broke ground on a new middle school for grades 5-8 to replace an aging junior high facility and overcrowded elementary school facilities.

On January 9, 1970, Creedmoor School at that time serving grades one through eight burned down.

Improving from his mediocre freshman grades, Bradley graduated magna cum laude after writing his senior thesis about Harry S. Truman's 1940 United States Senate campaign, titled " On That Record I Stand ", and received a Rhodes Scholarship at Worcester College, University of Oxford.

On August 4, 1941, Clark was promoted two grades to brigadier general as the United States Army geared up for entry in World War II, and made Assistant Chief of Staff ( G-3 ) at General Headquarters, United States Army, in Washington, D. C.

On July 30, 2009 another new segment debuted called " Report Card ", in which the hosts assign letter grades to various events suggested by " Professor " Reali.

* " On the Eve of War: North vs. South " lesson plan for grades 9-12 from National Endowment for the Humanities " EDSITEMENT " series

On the afternoon of 24 August 1963 Saints won the Grand Final in all three grades

On such steep grades, the motor acts as a regenerative brake -- the motor generates electric power, returns that power to the electric lines, and acts as a brake to prevent run-away acceleration down the grade.

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Mark Trail in 1986, he told a reporter that he had quit Georgia Tech's architecture program because of failing grades in math and chemistry.

On average, achieving the necessary grades for admission to a worthwhile Canadian university or college is very easy.

** Reward / Incentive programs ( Top Tiger, Gold Cards, Tiger Eyes Are On You ) for exceptional attendance and final grades.

On December 5, 2007, Tyndale was given ministerial consent by the Province of Ontario to offer a 12-month Bachelor of Education program to prepare teachers for primary, junior, and intermediate grades.

On July 28, 1997, the school opened for grades 9 – 11, with an initial student population of 1100.

On the kibbutz grounds are two regional schools: the elementary school Hofei HaGalil (" Galilee Shores "; grades 1-6 ) and the experiential secondary school Sulam Tsor (" Ladder to Tyre "; grades 7-12 ).

On the other hand, it's convenient for parents to check all of their child's grades as soon as they are posted.

On the way from Hope to Allison Pass, one must ascend the 7 % ( 1 in 14 ) grades up to the Hope Slide before one can start up to Allison Pass, leaving many trucks waiting at the side of the road for their engines to cool down.