Sentence examples for stiff increase in from inspiring English sources

The risks became starker when 50,000 people, mostly students, marched through the Whitehall government district on Wednesday to protest education spending cuts and the stiff increase in college tuition.

And to reduce the impact on the deficit, it also includes a stiff increase in the fee paid by oil companies into a liability fund, increasing the current eight cent-per barrel charge to 49 cents.

Club members, most speaking only on the condition that they not be identified, say that the Met has demanded a stiff increase in fees for their clubhouse, which really annoys them, as their club is 108 years old and they feel they have been there financially for the tough times.

So, if you are facing a stiff increase in your premium, you might want to shift to a lower cost plan instead.

The U.S. Senate not only rejected a stiff increase in fuel efficiency standards but barred future increases on pickup trucks, a big victory for Detroit's Big Three automakers.

The pandemic greatly accelerated the already-unraveling system of serfdom; labor became critically short, emboldening peasants to shuck off their manorial servitude and demand a stiff increase in their compensation.

The government also pledged to impose stringent water conservation in the north, as well as stiff increases in the price of water.

For years, ESPN and Fox Sports have infuriated cable operators by negotiating stiff increases in the fees paid to carry their networks.

Closing the budget defcit will involve much more; either raising taxes on the middle class, or dangerously stiff increases in marginal tax rates on the wealthy.

The cut in fuel VAT runs directly counter to Tony Blair's windy rhetoric at this week's environment summit in New York, so Mr Brown should make up for it with stiff increases in other "green taxes".

— here's a bit more: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported stiff increases in the proportion of older adults with "multiple chronic conditions" — more than one of the diseases that commonly affect this population.