Sentence examples for points widening from inspiring English sources

The Russell Growth Index's lead over the value index has stretched to almost 700 basis points, widening month after month.

A back-and-forth first half saw Butler head to the locker room only down two, but St . Louisand junior forward Dwayne Evans, who led all scorers with 24 points, widened the margin in the second half.

Getting a higher vantage point widens your perspective.

If you even think about moving your eyes, the pin-point widens and you regain your full vision again.

Jonathan Gruber, a former Treasury Department official who is a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that he wrote a report in 1998 arguing that banks were making excessive profits, but that Congress cut the rate for students 80 basis points while reducing the bank rate 30 basis points, effectively widening profit margins.

And that points to widening systemic risk in ever more complex financial markets.

"This is going to be an extremely close election," said Mr. Wilson, disregarding recent polls showing that Mr. Corzine's double-digit lead in percentage points is widening.

It doesn't explain most of the 100-basis-point widening in high-quality credit spreads since 1997.

Specifically, he pointed to widening income disparity and corruption.

Stark inequality isn't new in the big city, although the trends point to widening extremes.

THE BIG IDEA: The credibility gap — maybe chasm is a better word at this point — keeps widening for Donald Trump and his White House.