Sentence examples for and a surge in the number from inspiring English sources

With so much competition for graduate school and a surge in the number of adults looking to change fields, a dozen or so schools, mostly art academies, have devised programs aimed at raising the level of the artists' portfolios.

But he added that technology problems, a shortage of qualified markers in English and geography, and a surge in the number of exams being sat – after the government ended the earlier autumn round of A-level sittings – meant that it was a close call.

The recession and a surge in the number of new power plants brought online had cut the prices it could charge for generating electricity its core business from a peak of 25 cents per kilowatt-hour (in California, December 2000) to 2.7 cents a year later.

This resulted in a surge in the number of books and visual aids in schools across the country.

There also has been a surge in the number of family offices and more sophisticated investors.

Falling costs have led to a surge in the number of complete human exomes and genome sequences available.

A surge in the number of specimens was noted during March and April 2003 (5,432 and 3,758, respectively).

Perhaps in response there was a surge in the number of nanny schools.

There has also been a surge in the number of nonsurgical cosmetic procedures.

Simultaneously, a surge in the number of playwrights has increased competition for productions.

There is currently a surge in the number of children racing bikes.