Sentence examples for led to a sharp rise from inspiring English sources

This led to a sharp rise in the cost of living.

High unemployment in the south-east has led to a sharp rise in juvenile crime and prostitution.

Secret Police reports suggested (proudly) that the show led to a sharp rise in anti-Semitic feelings and even violence.

Concern over the deficit has already led to a sharp rise in interest rates in the last month.

Geopolitical tensions in the world led to a sharp rise in commodity prices that was a negative shock for oil importers like India.

This "jobs problem," which is especially prominent among low-skill workers, has led to a sharp rise in the number of poor households without any working adults.

Even a modest increase in interest rates could lead to a sharp rise in mortgage arrears and repossessions, it said.

Analysts and industry executives said the decision would lead to a sharp rise in local phone rates.

Any change in the teachers' pension scheme would lead to a sharp rise in teachers leaving and that would leave a big hole in the profession".

However, recent studies show that dynamically scaling down the chip's voltage may lead to a sharp rise in transient failures of processors, thereby affecting the reliability of the system.

And since even a slowdown that doesn't formally qualify as a recession can lead to a sharp rise in unemployment, the odds are very good — maybe 2 to 1 — that 2007 will be a very tough year.