Which brings us to December 24th, where we see a statistically significant uptick in Apple's stock value.

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With the additional problem of climate change, any significant uptick might be impossible.

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Though reports of violence have been common in Zimbabwe, there has been a significant uptick in attacks since the March 29 elections.

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McQuivey said MySpace needs to get a lot more content providers on board besides MTV Networks to see a significant uptick in ad revenues.

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Bay Area shooting ranges report a significant uptick in interest from youthful startup workers who may be shooting as a hobby, bonding with colleagues or practicing for hunting.

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As I wrote in January, there has been a significant uptick in small businesses taking advantage of the tax benefits offered by the ACA to provide health insurance to employees where they previously did not do so.

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Ford and Toyota similarly increased their ad expenditures by 15% and 22%, respectively, while the 82% uptick at UAW Health Care Trust was a significant contributor to latter.

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The uptick marks the first quarterly increase since the first quarter of 2008, and the most significant gain since the first three months of 2006.

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