Sentence examples for measures increasing from inspiring English sources

Governor Granholm had promised not to sign any budget extension unless the lawmakers passed measures increasing the state income tax and expanding the sales tax.

But several countries have resorted to stopgap measures, increasing public-sector payrolls and entrenching temporary employees, moves that dissuade citizens from seeking to become entrepreneurs.

Equally important, just as it has shared its innovative goods and technologies with the world, Japan could end up exporting successful policies, with the same or similar measures increasing standards of living in other advanced countries as well.

In her second term, Governor Whitman, who is now the administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, modified some of those measures, increasing government support for environmental programs like open-space preservation.

Among its measures: increasing the supply and demand for high-quality recycled items; innovative collection and reuse of electronic goods; and – starting this month, requiring retailers to charge for plastic bags.

Though he is not allowed to comment on the election, Perez said he hoped for the passage of ballot measures increasing the minimum wage in four states: Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington.

All these measures increase the efficiency of production.

These measures increase the efficiency of plant operations.

Toyota said such cost-saving measures increased its operating profit by 40 billion yen ($361 million) for the quarter just ended.

He said that tightened security measures increased the losses among all ethnic groups, but that the economy and other effects contributed.

The new measures increased expenses while big beef buyers were boasting that their food was not processed using advanced meat-recovery systems.