Sentence examples for bumped upward from inspiring English sources

On "Vatapá," with its clipped, fizzy rhythm, her right hip bumped upward on the offbeats as her hands elaborated the melody, and, for a moment, you could imagine her in a fruit-bowl hat.

Tests scores in reading and math have bumped upward, though they remain below the state average.

In its annual tour of selected schools on opening day, the district shone a light on Fourth Street Elementary in East Los Angeles, where enrollment bumped upward even without a magnet. .

Unlike the lost-wages figure, pain and suffering is a malleable number, which Mr. Feinberg can bump upward should he decide to be more generous.

That was a bump upward from the 40-month low of 45.7 in October, but the 10th straight month below 50, a level that suggests shrinking output.

Richard H. Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid at Stanford, anticipates a "bump upward" this fall in applications to its nonbinding program.

Gov. George W. Bush of Texas got a clear bump upward from his acceptance speech and the Republican convention generally, but its dimensions and duration were uncertain.

A11 Mr. Bush got a clear bump upward from his acceptance speech and the Republican convention generally, but its dimensions and duration were uncertain.

While that also represented a slight bump upward from the midmonth figure, the three-month drop in current conditions was the largest since December 1991.

Obama poll-watchers have been waiting to see a "bump" upward in public opinion job approval ratings pretty much ever since he took office.

It is also being sued by shareholders who contend that the company overhyped deals with Intel and I.B.M. last year, bumping the stock upward and helping Wave close a $7.1 million private placement while executives sold shares.