Sentence examples for inch upward from inspiring English sources

And in June it said it would allow the renminbi to gradually inch upward against the dollar.

And, under Mr. Gates's plan, it will inch upward for two more years after that before flattening out in fiscal 2015.

Montgomery and Arlington counties reported respective drops of 6percent and 55 percent, while Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria saw their homeless numbers inch upward.

One-bedroom co-ops start in the $400,000 range — there are a few condos — and prices inch upward along with the square footage.

Overall consumer prices recorded the biggest drop in the history of the Consumer Price Index, but food prices continued to inch upward, albeit at a slower pace than in previous months.

While future reservations, especially for the critical winter season, have begun to inch upward, the loss of recent business and uncertainty about the future have already taken their toll.

They were inching upward.

Consumers put away less in savings, and credit card debt inched upward.

Fixed mortgage rates inched upward as the federal budget deadline loomed.

Still, the trunks of the oaks, beeches, and poplars were highways of cicadas inching upward.

Even though they have been inching upward, test results for Stanford New School students are almost uniformly poor.