Sentence examples for Holiday gain from inspiring English sources

Merrill Lynch predicted a holiday gain of only 2.4percentt, which would be the worst since at least 1990, according to its calculations.

The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong rose 1.6 percent Thursday, while the Nikkei 225 index in Japan played catch-up after a public holiday, gaining 2.2 percent.

Investors' optimism buoyed markets after Christmas and in the first days of 2009, but they have run for cover over the last week, erasing those holiday gains.

The holiday gained popularity throughout the 20th century, and in 1989, an ad campaign by an importer of beers such as Modelo and Corona was begun around the holiday.

While most of us will simply eat to excess from Thanksgiving to the New Year and then worry about shedding the holiday gains, those with eating disorders will either shun holiday fare (and most other food) entirely or gorge on it and then purge to avoid putting the extra calories on their waists and hips.

Best Buy recently reported that average selling prices for GPS units dropped "significantly" in December, erasing holiday gains.

One crucial thing to note is that this BN's second quarter ended in October, so the biggest holiday gains are yet to come.

Each year brought increasing public attention to King's birthday as the drive to make it a national holiday gained momentum.

The Arturo Sandoval Big Band Christmas: The holidays gain Latin flavor as this celebrated trumpeter leads a jazz band.

So, if you wanted to get a head start in the jobs market, there's always the option of spending the holidays gaining hands-on experience with a company though its summer scheme.

If you're worried about holiday weight gain this year, you might have cause for concern: It seems weight gain surrounding festivities is a nearly universal truth, according to research conducted in Germany, the U.S. and Japan.