The success of Skyfall and The Dark Knight Rises mark 2012 out as a peak year for gourmet burger movies.
Cynthia McLemore, a University of Pennsylvania linguist who knows as much about uptalk as anyone, says the frequency and repetition of rises mark a new phenomenon.
If you begin late in the day, stop when the sun goes down and begin the next day when the sun rises, marking each hour until you reach the the first mark of the day before.
They attribute rising marks to dumbed-down curricula, downward-drifting grade boundaries and teaching to the test.
Regional chains and online jewellery stores are also on the up.Their rise marks a shift in how and why Indians, rich and poor, buy bijoux.
You know it's not been a good six months when a 1.8% rise marks you out as a star performer.
For the richest fifth of the population, Mr McCain brings a lower tax bill than Mr Bush did while Mr Obama plans a big rise from the Bush years.But whether that rise marks a watershed is less obvious.
Geoffrey's rise marks the end of decade long feud between his father and uncles, Thomas and Raymond, over Sun Hung Kai's management and family assets.
A smoke grenade's red plume rose, marking the patrol.
Does her rise mark the emergence of a new Scotland?
