Sentence examples for driven by strength from inspiring English sources

Results were driven by strength in its investment banking business as well as its investing and lending operations.

Coach, which is based in New York, expects sales at stores open at least a year in the United States to climb at least 10percentt from last year's levels, driven by strength in its full-price stores.

Stocks spent most of the day in positive territory, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index hitting a session high near 1,320 for a second consecutive session, driven by strength in the telecommunications sector and consumer spending data.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday after reporting better-than-expected earnings in its second quarter, driven by strength in its global corn and herbicide businesses.

The Burberry Group, the British fashion house whose shares plunged last month after a profit warning sent shock waves through the luxury goods industry, sought to reassure investors Thursday with an interim report of slightly higher sales in the first half, driven by strength in several overseas markets.

"Gross bookings and revenue growth were again driven by strength in our hotel business, with global room-nights growing 24 percent, a nice acceleration from the 19 percent we saw for the fourth quarter," Dara Khosrowshahi, the company's chief executive, said in a conference call Thursday.

"The budget implications of that remain to be precisely determined, and those will also substantially be driven by the strength of the economy".

Income at the firm's investment banking business rose 3 percent, driven by the strength of its debt, currency and commodities trading units.

"The equity market will continue to be driven by the strength of the economy and growth in earnings," said Michael Strauss, who helps manage $29 billion as chief economist at Commonfund in Wilton, Conn.

"NetApp's business growth accelerated worldwide and was primarily driven by the strength of e-business infrastructure deployments, which now represent over one-third of our business," Dan Warmenhoven, the chief executive, said in a statement.

A record 68 million tourists are expected to visit Spain this year, driven by the strength of the pound and US dollar against the euro and the ongoing instability in northern Africa.