Sentence examples for were continuing to rise from inspiring English sources

The prices that businesses pay for insurance, which began to rise last year after a decade of decline, were continuing to rise, Mr. Greenberg said.

He said that as many as 400,000 people around the state had been affected by the flooding and that river levels were continuing to rise.

Hunt said on Tuesday that G4S numbers were continuing to "rise significantly", but the Ministry of Defence and officials across Whitehall appeared to have lost confidence that the company could fulfil its commitments.

Though Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, said today G4S numbers were continuing to "rise significantly", the MoD and other officials across Whitehall appear to have lost confidence that the company will be able to fulfil its commitments in the time left.

The Ministry of Defence said personnel numbers were continuing to rise.

But NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson questioned the findings, pointing out that latest workforce figures up to December 2010 suggested that nurse posts were continuing to rise.

The case count is continuing to rise.

His poll numbers are continuing to rise.

And A&E attendances are continuing to rise now.

"The number of overweight and obese children in this country is continuing to rise.

In parts of California, house prices are continuing to rise strongly.