Sentence examples for steady widening from inspiring English sources

There had been a steady widening of provincial jurisdiction (especially in the field of welfare), an expansion of revenues and expenditures, and a growing sense of local importance partly nurtured in the constitutional device of the federal-provincial conference.

An inverse association between birth weight and the HR for CHD was observed for birth weights below 3.4 kg, whereas the association weakened above 3.4 kg, and from 4 kg through 5.5 kg there was virtually no association, although with a steady widening of the confidence intervals.

Indeed, since 2005 evidence has emerged for a steady widening in gender wage differentials [ 2, 3].

NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS --The fashion industry is coming under steady pressure to WOMENSENEWS --Them of beauty ideals.

Christie's lead is expanding, De Blasio's is steady, and McAuliffe has been widening the gap over the past two months.

He noted its steady increases in drug cultivation, the widening influence of rebels and its general potential to destabilize the region, given Colombia's position between the Panama Canal and Venezuela, the largest foreign supplier of oil to the United States.

Slow but steady improvements in the legal structure, the widening bounds of personal freedom, and the general improvement in the quality of life makes it seem like things might be getting better.

The unusual period of stability was characterized by widening success as a touring act and steady record sales for the gently introspective Sky Blue Sky (2007) and the career-spanning compendium Wilco (The Album), released in 2009.

Third, although the OR of diabetes in Asians versus whites has remained relatively stable over the past decade, the steady climb in diabetes prevalence in both groups coincides with a widening gap in terms of absolute diabetes prevalence.

THE drumbeat of investigations, lawsuits and settlements in the widening scandal over the fixing of benchmark interest rates such as LIBOR has been so steady as to be almost soporific, reducing their ability to shock.

"Coupled with sharply lower jobless claims and widening signs of economic improvement," Mr. Harris said, "we now believe that the Fed will hold the Fed funds rate steady next week at 1.75percentt rather than ease another notch".