Sales had risen 0.6 percent in June from May because of a surge in auto sales.
A report on durable goods showed growth over all, but largely because of a surge in aircraft orders.
The Commerce Department's report on factory orders recorded a strong gain, largely because of a surge in demand for airplanes.
Because of a surge of new voters, registration in two of those counties, Bucks and Montgomery, has flipped to Democratic.
The company had operations in over 50 countries, and because of a surge in litigation in America had become the target of a growing number of lawsuits there.
Similarly, the number of working families receiving working tax credits has risen by half since 2003 – because of a surge in low-paid jobs.
That happens ever more frequently because of a surge in the number of international investment treaties: from around 1,000 in 1990 to more than 5,700 now.
News shows sometimes start out with a flourish because of a surge of publicity, but then slide until they can (or cannot) build up a following.
The tactic is likely to be employed by more motorists because of a surge in the number of parking tickets in recent years, campaigners said.
Mr Clarke appears to have lost because of a surge of late tactical support for the most rightwing candidate, Liam Fox.
Although understandable, their concerns are misguided, he writes in an article for The Times today — known as D-day because of a surge in divorce inquiries.
