Sentence examples for rose closer to from inspiring English sources

Last summer, demand for electricity in New York City rose closer to the available supply than it had been in decades, causing prices to spike upward and prompting state officials to begin warning of potential shortages.

For Sabathia, August also comes with a reminder of last season, when his earned run average rose close to 5.00 and questions swirled about his conditioning and stamina.

A broad rally washed from Asia to Europe and finally to Wall Street, and the major indexes rose close to 3percentt.

Revenues rose close to 80% to $1.08 billion.

Microsoft shares rose close to 3% in after-hours trading.

Shares of Intel rose close to 1%, or 18 cents, to $22.10.

Its shares rose close to 4% on the news in after-hours trading.

Following 'light-off' internal CO2 rapidly rose close to 700 ppm, a response which was completely reversed by 'light-on'.

For the year, eBay revenues increased 24% to close to $6 billion, while net income rose close to 4% to $1.1 billion.

In May 1959, Li Bo and his team arrived at Badain Jaran Desert, where even camels struggled to survive as the dune surface temperature rose close to 70°C.

For the year, eBay's revenues increased 24% to close to $6 billion, while net income rose close to 4% to $1.1 billion.