The company blamed a sharp increase in raw material prices and the UK's continuing economic difficulties.
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Its credit card portfolio, fortunately, did not see a sharp increase in deliquencies in December.
The really good news was a sharp increase in investment spending, both fixed and residential.
Lloyds blames unscrupulous claims management companies (CMCs) for a sharp increase in fictitious claims.
This could risk inflation rising which would necessitate, ultimately, a sharp increase in rates.
Meanwhile, 54% reported a sharp increase in gossip and rumors about downsizing and layoffs in their workplaces.
Only a sharp increase in production volumes will help Exxon make any significant improvement in upstream sales.
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Growth is being driven by pent-up demand and a sharp increase in new model introductions in 2013.
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Certainly, the downturn has led to a sharp increase in the number of people starting new businesses.
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If the alarmists are right, NOAA data should show a sharp increase in strong tornadoes during recent decades.
The company blamed its administration on a sharp increase in raw material prices and the UK's economic difficulties.
In a recent study, a Tokyo psychiatrist, Dr. Sekiya Tohru, noted a sharp increase in depression among young Japanese.
But the new surveillance system has caught a sharp increase in O157 cases, a rise of 22% in 1998.
This month it has sought to douse the ardour with a sharp increase in the import tariff on gold.
Sweden's carbon tax led to a sharp increase in the use of biomass.
After drought and floods, a sharp increase in output is unlikely before 2000.
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Just one L train stop out of Manhattan, you see a sharp increase in skinny jeans, flannel, and thick-rimmed glasses.
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Last year's initiative to freeze property-tax increases at 1% a year has actually caused a sharp increase in many property taxes.
Since 2007, there was a sharp increase in the number of Scottish enterprises with no employees, accelerating between 2011 and 2012.
Far fewer census workers were added this month than many people expected, just 15, 000, so next month should see a sharp increase.
And total credit financing figures, as mentioned above for January, are showing a sharp increase from the first half of last year.
From our vantage point, we are currently seeing a sharp increase in the number of search assignments for this particular consulting sector.
Iraq has seen a sharp increase in sectarian violence in recent weeks.
Helyar notes that equipment manufacturers are likely to reduce orders to avoid a sharp increase in their inventory of work in progress.
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Boom time: A sharp increase in births after World War II created the baby boomer generation, born into an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
The figure is a sharp increase from previous counts of laboratory-confirmed cases.
Sixty percent of pharmacists are now female, for example, a sharp increase that coincides with the rise of chain pharmacies offering flexible hours.
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The coming tsunami of deficits and debt instead will result from a sharp increase in spending on entitlements: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
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In another promising sign for the Democrats, there was a sharp increase in participation by many Latino voters in the party's 2008 primary elections.
They found that a sharp increase in the estate tax in the 1930s coincided with a sharp decrease in the size of reported estates.
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