Sentence examples for hike of a from inspiring English sources

He bent forward, his head lowered, almost like a linebacker ready to spring with the hike of a football.

The cabins and yurts are set in the park's backcountry, requiring a hike of a couple of hundred yards, or up to four miles.

WALK OFF THE TURKEY Shorewalkers, a nonprofit advocacy group dedicated to step-by-step explorations of the city's littoral zone, presents the opportunity to undo some of the caloric damage that Thanksgiving can inflict, with a hike of a dozen miles or so along the Hudson, from South Ferry to the Little Red Lighthouse, beneath the George Washington Bridge.

Every hike of a dollar per barrel in oil prices adds $62 million to Wintershall's operating income, according to BASF.

Most analysts are looking for a rate increase of 25 basis points, but some more pessimistic soothsayers expect a hike of a full 50 basis points.

Although a rate hike of a quarter of a percentage point was already expected, Friday's news suggests a possible increase of three quarters of a percentage point is now more likely as the Fed aims to curb consumer demand and ease inflationary pressures.

For a family earning $60,000 a year, this will mean a tax hike of about a thousand dollars.

That's a tax hike of about a hundred and thirty-three per cent.

Outside the walls, it is a hike of two and a half miles to another medieval church; you can take a packed lunch from the kitchen.

Oil-related issues were also firmer as crude prices extended a surge that began with a hike of more than $5 a barrel in New York trading Thursday.

Even in the current economic meltdown, Harvard has announced a tuition hike of three-and-a-half percent.