Sentence examples for sales heightened from inspiring English sources

[C3.] Stocks fell as unexpected increases in consumer confidence and home sales heightened concern that the Federal Reserve would keep raising interest rates.

What does this return to smaller mean for mass retailers who must contend with a fickle consumer accustomed to sales, heightened competitive pressures and the inherent challenges of scale?

The games ultimately met these expectations, breaking records for ticket sales, heightening the profile of the Paralympics in relation to the Olympics, and prompting IPC president Philip Craven to declare them the "greatest Paralympic Games ever".

Investors seemed to take heart, as the sale eases market speculation that Beijing would intervene to block such sales which heightened after Bank of America's withdrawn attempt to unload part of its billion-dollar stake in China Construction Bank.

Oil prices have been especially volatile when inventories have showed sharp increases or declines and economic data, like Tuesday's pending home sales, have heightened expectations that energy prices will continue upward.

Programme managers were interested in exploring career paths and innovative financing schemes for CHWs, such as endowment funds or material sales, to heighten local ownership and sustainability of programmes.

Recent data on weak consumer spending and retail sales might have heightened market anticipation of this month's report.

The lack of correlation between sales and this heightened coverage during this period suggests that 'panic buying' of symptomatic remedies or non-pharmacological groups in response to media reports did not occur.

That stunt only heightened Mr. Sales's appeal as a tweaker of authority.

(AP) — Circuit City Stores posted a wider quarterly loss and withdrew its fiscal 2009 outlook Monday amid sluggish sales, poor traffic and heightened competition.

That stunt only heightened Mr. Sales's appeal to young people as a tweaker of authority, and when he headlined a rock 'n' roll show at the New York Paramount the following Easter, perhaps 3,000 teenagers were snaking through Times Square hoping for seats at the morning performance.