Sentence examples for barely higher than the from inspiring English sources

Yesterday, the Dow fell 37.85, to 11,003.20, barely higher than the June figure.

There the number of sales was barely higher than the number of foreclosure notices.

"He stands barely higher than the stumps but is a demon when standing up to the medium pacers.

In fact, making stuff only accounts for 9.7% of employment in the three northern regions, barely higher than the national average.

The number of Americans seeing economic improvement (47%) was barely higher than the share who felt the economy is getting worse (45%).

But the setting for today's announcement -- a room at the National Press Club here with a ceiling barely higher than the head of the tallest participant -- symbolized the scaled-back goals of the newest plan.

Mr. Frühbeck, now 79, conducted from a chair atop his podium, his head barely higher than those of the players, and rose only for the occasional exuberant climax.

Investors in emerging-market bonds came to a similar view, acting as if the risks posed by a bond issued by developing-country governments were barely higher than that posed by an American Treasury bond (see article).

The organisation's distributive trades survey showed the number of retailers reporting sales levels above last year's was barely higher than those reporting a fall.

Plunging global commodity prices have meant that inflation has been unusually weak in historic terms through much of 2015, and despite November's 0.1% increase, the CPI shows that the price level across the economy stood barely higher than at the end of last year.

These changes hardly transform the S2000 into a pussycat; it is still a cheetah, and the price, $33 ,315, is barely higher than when the car was introduced.