Sentence examples for general rises from inspiring English sources

The general rises in living standards of society had left them far behind as the baby boom generations contributed to economic growth and more women worked.

Optimal contracting would lead you to expect a stock-option design that filtered out general rises in stock prices, so that bonuses were paid only for better-than-average performance against some relevant benchmark.

The big squeeze on their pay will now continue for another year; significantly the chancellor said this would not just be a case of continuing with a 1% limit on general rises, but would also involve cutting back on so-called progression payments which reward teachers, civil servants and others for their experience as they develop their career.

Stein's quarrel with Mahler (in fact, his quarrel with refinement in general) rises way above the pettiness of even the most annoying critics of classical music.

But that rise has also occurred alongside a general rise in the number of passenger journeys.

Strip out the general rise, and variations are clearer (see chart 1).

When Elena Kagan, the Solicitor General, rose to defend McCain-Feingold, Stevens had his chance.

The general rise in stockmarkets this year may be disguising a fundamental shift within the market.

In part this was caused by a general rise in inflation imported from the United States.

Even so, the general rise of single-parent households has been of more than sociological interest.

And the general rise in property prices would help matters still more.