Sentence examples for firm upward from inspiring English sources

Chris Williamson, chief economist at financial data company Markit, said: "Questions will of course be asked as to whether the Black Friday discounts merely mean spending has been brought forward ahead of the usual Christmas spree, but at the moment it certainly looks like retail sales are on a firm, upward trend.

Give it a firm upward yank to tighten it and ensure it's secure.

Still, his partners are said to be making at least as much as many partners at major law firms, upward of $750,000 a year.

And numbers from Deloitte indicate that U.S. manufacturing firms have upward of 600,000 skilled positions open, because they cannot find the people they need to do the job.

The firm expects that upward movement to be fueled by increased availability of cellular enabled devices, like the rumored upcoming Apple Watch. .

Collectively, our findings suggest that firms should use upward diagonals when the product context highlights a favorable view of activity.

Mr. Khosla, along with partners who have joined the firm, has been investing upward of $400 million of his own money in such companies.

But the firm warned, "Despite our upward estimate revision, we believe sluggish desktop PC demand and second-quarter customer pull-ins of DRAM is holding back an upward DRAM price move through the seasonal build.

"Positive Phase 2 data for abuse deterrent Kadian is certainly a solid check in the box, but not one strong enough to move shares substantially upward," the firm said.

From the upper third of the medial border, a firm mass is extending upward and attached to lower cervical spine.

Pull upward with firm, even force.