Many financial indicators are indeed descending steeply, but money isn't one of them.

The long, narrow metalled road descends steeply and has three hairpin bends, and after that, there are 58 steps to climb down.

Blasted from the bedrock, a road descends steeply into a long cavern, bristling with machinery, banks of lights and high-tech equipment.

The upper two whorls are unsculptured, the last descending steeply and suddenly.

However, after this point, the river descends steeply and those not in good physical condition are not advised to continue.