Sentence examples for increases ahead of from inspiring English sources
Councils were feeling generous and agreed annual fee increases ahead of the rate of inflation, making it simple for operators to cover their costs.
Some lenders pushed through rate increases ahead of the first phase of sweeping new credit card protections, which took effect earlier this year.
The arrest seems to be part of a new crackdown on reformist activists as tension between reformers and hard-liners increases ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled on Feb. 20.
Six summer Olympic sports have received cash increases ahead of the London 2012 Games but winter sports such as figure skating, skiing and snowboarding have had their funding reduced to zero, UK Sport have announced.
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson opposed such a move yesterday, saying at a Congressional hearing that it would be unwise to tap the petroleum reserve while major oil producers were still discussing production increases ahead of a March 27 meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Ms Rousseff became Lula's successor as Brazil's president in 2011, implementing a "new economic model" that placed full employment and wage increases ahead of macroeconomic rigour.Fiscal laxity has come back to haunt Ms Rousseff, who won a second term last month by the narrowest of margins.
This is the first time Airbus has announced a price increase ahead of Boeing.
Overall the FTSE 100 edged up 5.89 points to 6492.08, coming off its best levels as nervousness increased ahead of the Fed announcement later.
The Dallas and Kansas City Feds were the only Fed banks to seek a discount rate increase ahead of the June 24-25 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which also left rates unchanged.
The disclosure comes as tensions between Israel and its staunchest ally, the US, have dramatically increased ahead of Netanyahu's planned address to the US Congress on 3 March.
The violence has increased ahead of crucial February elections, raising fears it may not be possible to hold the polls in the three north-eastern states that are under a state of emergency.
