Sentence examples for sharp advances from inspiring English sources

Wall Street extended its rally with modest gains in the major indexes after two days of sharp advances, despite economic readings that painted a mixed picture of the economy.

Once again, computer stocks took the lead, with sharp advances among semiconductor and box makers, seasoned with sizeable gains among telecommunications stocks.

Stock prices staged a broad, sharp advance in heavy trading yesterday.

Two polls released on Monday, by the Pew Research Center and Gallup, also showed Mr. Santorum's sharp advance in the field.

The week began with a sharp advance as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

The sharp advance defied expectations that stocks would pull back after nearly two months of rallies and that traders would not want to commit themselves ahead of the holiday weekend.

Market watchers were not disturbed by yesterday's decline, feeling that the market had hit its lows in the two months of strong selling that preceded last week's sharp advance.

Casio offered the first LCD TV set in 1983 and Sharp advanced it using thin-film technology in 1988.

Chipmaker Intel intc spearheaded a sharp advance by semiconductor and other hardware stocks on the back of expectations of strong computer sales.

The advance was in response to a sharp rise in winter precipitation and a decline in summer temperature beginning in 1944.

The great civil rights advances in the 1960s in the US were followed by a sharp rise in anti-black violence.