Sentence examples for increases looks from inspiring English sources

In that light, Osborne's suggestion that benefit rises should be kept down to the level of wage increases looks very much like a policy of levelling down.

But Mr. Hatzius at Goldman Sachs said that the recent increases looked more permanent than past spikes.

The second is that while the tax cuts made by the chancellor are for real, some of the tax increases look a bit more dubious.

The central bank raised interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday to 11.25 percent, and more increases look to be on the way.

Yes, of course money is an issue and food prices have shot up in the last year and these increases look set to continue.

Such increases look unsustainable; so Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, has said he will "not hesitate" to quell the market if necessary.

Meanwhile, natural disasters in America don't lead to big public spending increases — look at how pitiful the aid post-Katrina was.

Last year, prices rose by 0.5% in August, 0.4% in September and 0.5% in October, and unless there is an unexpected spike in the cost of food and fuel similar increases look improbable in 2013.

County Councillor Mike Calvert, cabinet member for adult and community services, said some service cuts and fees increases looked inevitable.

Fine-art prices are extraordinarily high relative to those a few decades or centuries ago, though after adjusting for inflation the increase looks less dramatic.

Of course, when you start with a tiny number, any increase looks big.