Sentence examples for approaching double from inspiring English sources

"In a soft economy like we're experiencing, the difference in sales between the beginning of the pay period and the end of the pay period is approaching double digits," said Mr. Burd of Safeway.

The highest rainfall was recorded at Ravensworth in North Yorkshire with 131mm (5.1insincence Sunday night, over three times the September average, while Leeming on the closed stretch of the A1 had 93mm, approaching double its September average of 50mm.

Exit polls in '96 show that 5percentt of voters identify themselves as gay, a figure roughly equal to the total number of Hispanics and approaching double the number of Jews.

"With unemployment in this country approaching double digits and our constituents' very livelihoods being threatened by the nation's economic woes, I intend to focus on passing President Obama's economic recovery legislation to get Americans back to work to fix our sinking economy," the new committee chairman, Edolphus Towns, Democrat of New York, said in a statement.

It has shown good performance when appraised as block traders are now doing, with 80% odds for higher prices at levels approaching double digits in three months.

The results indicated that coverage of all roofs in Guelph with SunPower E20/327 PV panels could provide the city with up to 2,950 GWh of electricity, approaching double the 2005 electricity demand.

Samardzija has performed reasonably well since arriving, but Hammel has been a bust with an ERA approaching double-digits – another likely reason Beane thought Lester was necessary.

Drew Storen, who unraveled last season in DC after losing the closers job to Jonathan Papelbon, was once again passed up for the gig and has responded in similar fashion, posting an ERA approaching double-digits.

Brian Murphy, head of lending at brokers the Mortgage Advice Bureau, said: "The latest Land Registry data again shows London house prices far ahead of the curve, with no other region across England and Wales even approaching double-digit growth.

This time, out on the perimeter, James gave the ball up in the face of an approaching double-team, passing it to point guard Delonte West with a little more than a minute to play.

"From what I saw and my colleagues saw across the country, I estimate that the department stores will be up 2 to 4percentt over last year -- and the discounters will be approaching double-digits, maybe 8 or 9percentt over last year," said Mike Green, a vice president for retail consulting at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.