Sentence examples for has increased modestly from inspiring English sources

And the required cash contribution of the YankeeNets has increased modestly to $120 million, from $115 million in an earlier plan.

Census numbers reflect the trend: the city's black population has decreased significantly and the number of Hispanics has increased modestly over the last 10 years.

Since the mayor earlier this year announced a more rigorous tenure review process for probationary teachers, the numbers denied tenure at the end of the three-year probationary period has increased modestly.

The number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. has increased modestly the past few years, but when parties offering different economic visions rush to take credit for a renaissance, it suggests that some kind of larger deception is at work.

Even with its serious overproduction, the area under vines in Bordeaux has increased modestly over the years, 1 to 2 percent a year, compared with more than 76percentt over the past five years in Australia, said Sichel, president of Maison Sichel, a major wine shipping firm.

Hydrocarbon production on public lands has fluctuated during the Obama administration, but it has increased modestly — by about 13 percent for oil and about 6 percent for gas in the first three years of the Obama presidency, compared with the last three years of the administration of President George W. Bush, according to an analysis from the Energy Information Administration.

Mortgage approvals increased in October, and surveyors report that new buyer inquiries have increased modestly.

There is also evidence that fears about immigrants have increased modestly.

On average, reading scores for fourth graders have increased modestly since the law took effect, but in about a dozen states the percentage of students who read at the proficiency level has stayed the same or fallen.

Stocks initially gained after the Fed report — the beige book survey of regional economies — suggested economic activity had increased modestly from mid-November through December, though at a slower pace than in a previous survey.

The Fed also released a set of economic forecasts by 17 senior officials, only some of whom vote on monetary policy, showing that their expectations for domestic economic growth for this year have increased modestly since January.