Sentence examples for strong gain from inspiring English sources

Its fares were up 5.1percentt, a strong gain, but not nearly enough to remain profitable.

The Commerce Department's report on factory orders recorded a strong gain, largely because of a surge in demand for airplanes.

Stocks rose on Monday after a strong gain in retail spending suggested that consumers were gaining confidence in the economy.

Economists polled by Reuters expect the payrolls report to show a 180,000 gain in jobs after July's surprisingly strong gain of 255,000 jobs.

The increase in profit, which surpassed analysts' expectations, came without a strong gain in sales, indicating the effects of cost-cutting.

Pointing to a strong gain in consumer spending in July, the so-called core measure of retail sales — which excludes autos, gasoline and building materials — rose 0.9 percent.

Retailers posted strong gains for August.

Banks continued to make particularly strong gains.

The Cass Freight Index shows strong gains.

Consumer discretionary stocks also made strong gains.

A1 Strong Gains for Microsoft Microsoft reported strong quarterly gains in sales and profits.