Sentence examples for increase instead from inspiring English sources

That prompted the company to ask for a 24percentt increase instead.

Mr. Gulotta vetoed the tax increase, instead proposing a rise of 7.9percentt.

If it shows an increase instead, the dollar's value could be hurt.

The government revised the June performance to show a 0.3percentt increase instead of the 0.4percentt decline that had been originally reported.

Some 2,500 teachers could be forced out of their classrooms unless their union agrees to a 2% wage increase instead of a promised 4%.

3M lowered its outlook slightly, forecasting 2008 earnings of $5.40 to $5.48 a share, an 8 to 10percentt increase, instead of the minimum 10percentt increase it had previously predicted.

Also, from now on, we shall use the words decreasing and increasing instead of non-increasing and non-decreasing, respectively.

But wage increases, instead of getting bigger, are getting smaller.

Instead, faced with a wider than expected budget gap, Mr. Schröder announced a program that relies heavily on tax increases instead of spending cuts, reversing a campaign pledge.

"I think that the people referenced the percentage of increases, instead of looking at what we accomplished with a tight and prudent budget," he said.

A new roll call was taken and, with the one member's vote changing, the board approved 3 and 5percentt increases instead.