Sentence examples for miles increased from inspiring English sources

Between 2011 and 2012 passenger miles increased by 4.6%; between 2012 and 2013 they edged up just 0.9%.

The total number of passenger miles increased from under 1.5 trillion a year in 1980 to 2.4 trillion in 1995.

The Amtrak Reform Council, a panel created by Congress in 1997 to report on the railroad's progress, said recently that from 1989 to 1998, while the airlines' passenger miles increased by 35.3percentt and intercity buses' passenger miles increased by 7.8percentt, Amtrak's shrank by 1.4percentt.

It used to be that the cost of buying miles increased exponentially later in the year (just when you know exactly how many miles you need).

Both witnesses said stopping the car when it was static presented less risk to officers and the suspects, and allowing it to travel on for several miles increased the dangers.

Food in general travels much further today than ever before – between 1978 and 1999 "food miles" increased by 50% and now some 40% of all freight is related to food.

For the quarter, Continental saw consolidated revenue passenger miles increase 10.5% from the like quarter last year, and capacity rose 9.1% during that time period.

It is little wonder that Chicagoans are stuck in traffic; between 1985 and 1995, the number of vehicle-miles travelled increased by 40% while the number of lane-miles increased only 5%.Local communities make a bad situation worse by using planning laws, such as minimum plot size, to exclude low-income families.

For the quarter that ended on September 30, JetBlue's yield per passenger mile increased year-over-year to 9.72 cents from 7.78 cents.

Passenger revenue per available seat mile for the first quarter 2010 increased 4.9% year over year to 9.32 cents, and operating revenue per available seat mile increased 3.4% year-over-year to 10.32 cents.

The last mile increases the punishment, even with an Olympic spot solidified.