step up

But he soon experienced the fickleness of pro pugilism in a significant step-up.

The proposal would also eliminate the notorious step-up in basis enjoyed by heirs.

But investments held in revocable trusts, such as living trusts, should qualify for the favorable step-up in basis that would eliminate the taxable capital gain at his death.

This was expected to be a tougher bout - Yang represented a step-up in class - but it proved to be another clear victory.

She was then heading for London to call on UK ministers to step-up their efforts for Vladimir, a joint British-Russian citizen.