Sentence examples for straight increasing from inspiring English sources

In fact, an overlapping area of observation above each of Earth's poles will be seen for a whole year straight, increasing the likelihood of catching some rare phenomenon.

Japan's current account surplus grew 34percentt in November from the month a year ago, the fifth straight increase.

This was the third straight increase and a faster pace than in July.

The June rise was the second straight increase and put the inventory-sales ratio at its highest since February.

The consecutive declines in sales in May and June followed 13 straight increases in total business sales.

The Jets, who went four years without a price increase during their lean years before the Bill Parcells era, announced their third straight increase yesterday.

[C1.] Stocks Slide as Market Awaits Another Rate Increase Stocks slid as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve's 15th straight increase in interest rates.

It was the fifth straight increase in median income, the first time that has happened since the bureau started keeping track of household incomes since 1967.

The four-week average of applications, a less volatile measure, rose to 408,500, its third straight increase and the first time it has topped 400,000 in two months.

The four-week average of claims, a less volatile measure, fell by 2,500, to 485,500, its first decrease after four straight increases.

Lennar, the country's No. 3 home builder, on Tuesday reported a sharp rise in quarterly profit and a seventh straight increase in new-home orders, in further evidence that a housing recovery is on track.