increase
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Example Sentences
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However, many of the tariff rates were subsequently lowered, while few of America’s trading counterparts retaliated with an increase in their own duties.
PGM prices are likely to be stronger for longer as demand improves and supply increases look limited, they say.
The buildup of U.S. military assets in the Middle East “has sharply increased the possibility of reduced availability of Iranian crude barrels,” Ritterbusch and Associates says in a note.
Dine Brands attributed the increase largely to higher company-owned restaurant sales, which were slightly offset by a decrease in franchise revenue.
Almost half of the 2011 votes are held by Asia and Africa - two regions that have benefited from the hugely increased finances.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
