Sentence examples for significant upturn from inspiring English sources

The Reagan tax cut did coincide with a significant upturn in the economy in the early 1980's.

The bookshops on site also saw a "significant upturn", the festival said, despite the difficult economic climate and often poor weather this summer.

"Until there is an improvement in labor market conditions," Ms. Franco said, "there is not likely to be a significant upturn in consumer confidence".

But officials are fearful that unless there is a significant upturn in the number of households sending in the long form, the gap will not be significantly reduced.

But most agreed that the rally in Nokia's shares and those of other technology-related companies was not being driven by a significant upturn in their business prospects.

Endorsement (in the form of renewed funding) from bodies such as the NSF would mark a significant upturn in the fortunes of the rain-makers.

"A very significant economic upturn would be required," he noted in his report, "to secure any increase in the quantum of affordable housing".

Buck up, America, would be a reasonable headline for the essay, as it declares:Contrary to what the public has now fully absorbed as the conventional wisdom, the United States is not in decline but may be in the early stages of a significant economic upturn.

What would produce such a shift in the overall partisan environment is unclear, but a substantial economic upturn or downturn, a major foreign policy success or failure, a significant gap in turnout among Democratic and Republican voters, a partisan row in Congress like last year's debt ceiling debate or a major scandal involving Mr. Obama or Mr. Romney are all possibilities.

Barratt Developments, one of Britain's largest house builders, said sales had risen 35 percent in the three months through the end of June, from the comparable period last year, with "a significant amount" of the upturn a result of Help to Buy.

A significant ingredient in this upturn in fortunes, however, has been the presence of Ben Stokes, an all-rounder who, if his numbers are yet to stack up consistently in one-day cricket, offers balance that becomes immediately apparent when he is not available.