Sentence examples for increase imminent from inspiring English sources

The central bank will also continue to hike the reserve requirement ratio, with the next increase imminent, the Shanghai-based economist said.

No price increase is imminent at the aromatic southwest corner of 80th and Broadway.

Aides to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg would not publicly confirm or deny that an increase was imminent.

There was even market chatter that the US Federal Reserve could hold off raising interest rates there in December, contrary to firm signals that an increase is imminent.

Polls taken during the closing days of the campaign showed that most New Jersey voters believed a tax increase was imminent regardless of who was elected.

But it left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low Thursday, and Mr. Trichet did not say anything to suggest an increase was imminent.

Mr. Green predicted that Chinese authorities would raise interest rates four times in the second and third quarters of this year and said that another increase was "imminent" in the proportion of assets that banks are required to hold as reserves, which limits lending.

In May, the Fed implied that rate increases were imminent but said the pace was "likely to be measured".

Congress passed legislation in April for temporary increases in "imminent danger pay" to $225 a month from $150 for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in "family separation allowances," to $250 a month from $100 for troops serving for more than 30 days away from home.

Given the size of the gap and no signs that rate increases are imminent, why introduce this option now? "We think that students and parents are looking for some level of certainty in the long run," said Lucille Conley, senior vice president of consumer lending for U.S. Bank.

It seemed unlikely, though, that the British move presaged any imminent increase in global interest rates.