Sentence examples for solid increase from inspiring English sources

While populations appear to be down this year, Dr. Graham, of South Alabama, sees a "statistically solid increase" in the region over the longer term.

Britain's factories bounced back from a dismal 2015 to post a solid increase in output in the first month of the new year, official figures have shown.

Analysts had expected a solid increase of 2percentt, and the data raised questions about the strength of the manufacturing recovery that had been evident in other reports.

The New York Times Company posted a solid increase in third-quarter profit yesterday on growth in advertising and subscription revenue, despite the sluggish economy.

The nation's biggest retailer by far, Wal-Mart Stores, reported yesterday that sales though Dec. 21 were up 4percentt over last year, a solid increase.

The stronger demand helped manufacturers pass on some of their rising costs with "a further solid increase in average selling prices", according to the report.

At least one big discounter saw solid increases.

Employment conditions have been steadily improving in Japan and corporate profits have shown solid increases.

He got solid increases during the booming 1980s but, in later years critics, called his requests excessive.

"What's encouraging is that growth is becoming more broad-based, with solid increases in business investment over the past year.

"We expect house prices to see solid increases over the coming months amid firm activity," he said.