The gold market held its own Thursday despite a sharp rise in the U.S. dollar index.
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The company blamed the rises on a sharp rise in the wholesale cost of gas.
Labour pounced on a sharp rise in the claimant count for young people.
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Meanwhile, the exchange rate was artificially high, leading to a sharp rise in the trade deficit.
Figures from a charity suggest a sharp rise in demand on charities for food.
He blamed the shortfall on a sharp rise in energy costs and a reduction in government grants.
Otherwise, a sharp rise in contributions might cause businesses to shed jobs, or even to go bust.
Around the same time, the station revealed tax documents showing a sharp rise in Mr Montesinos's income.
Internet companies have also seen a sharp rise in requests from law-enforcement agencies for information about their users.
There has been a sharp rise in so-called insider attacks against local forces and Nato troops in Afghanistan.
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To be sure, there has been a sharp rise in violent crime, with well-armed drug-traffickers on the scene.
The borough saw a sharp rise in compensation claims during 2009-10, with a total of 609 claims that year.
The firm had been criticised for a sharp rise in its original flotation price target shortly before its listing.
This was a decline of 49.4%, and was accompanied by a sharp rise in unemployment and plunging commodity prices.
Once consumers' confidence picks up, there could be a sharp rise in spending.
Analysts caution that a sharp rise in prices would likely trigger a return of strict controls by the government.
Opinion polls reveal a sharp rise in worries over the cost of living.
Separate figures suggested a sharp rise in activity in the US service sector.
Last month, rival Boeing also reported a sharp rise in profits, thanks in part to stronger sales of commercial planes.
Over the past year or so there has been a sharp rise in attacks on policemen, officials and pro-Serb Albanians.
His comments come after heavy losses on the Milan stock market and a sharp rise in yields on Italian bonds.
The parent company of Airbus, EADS, has reported a sharp rise in profits for the first three months of the year.
Because they often borrow money to pay for new projects, a sharp rise in interest rates could eat into their income.
But if foreign investors are so concerned, why is the dollar's decline not accompanied by a sharp rise in bond yields?
Although the supply of Tamiflu currently outstrips demand, Roche is ramping up production in anticipation of a sharp rise in orders.
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If a sharp rise in share prices reduces the cost of capital, for example, then firms will be tempted to overinvest.
However there has been a sharp rise in the number of doctors.
On January 28th a sharp rise in yields on treasury bills caused the finance ministry to cancel an auction of government bonds.
Yet no matter how much money the government dishes out, it cannot halt a sharp rise in unemployment, already at record levels.
Mr Greenspan was shaken out of his love affair with the inflation-defying new economy by a sharp rise in inflation during March.
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