Sentences with phrase «at soaring rates»

Launching the recent Conservative Draft Health Manifesto, Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley recognised the current problems in the NHS, noting that under Labour, health inequalities have widened and public health problems, such as obesity and alcohol abuse, are increasing at soaring rates.

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South Africa also suffered a sovereign debt rating downgrade from Moody's last month as the economy comes under pressure from energy shortages, unrest at platinum mines and a soaring budget deficit.

MarketWatch reports that interactions on niche Reddit forums (known as «subreddits») devoted to cryptocurrency have soared by a massive 930 % this year, and that at one point users were joining one of the main bitcoin forums at the rate of 1,300 a day.

Lotte's accrued losses from the closures now stand at around W500 billion and are expected to soar to W1 trillion by the end of this year at a rate of around W3 billion a day (US$ 1 = W1, 129).

The odds of a rate hike at the Bank of Canada's next meeting on Jan. 17 soared to 70 per cent, from 40 per cent yesterday, based on trading in the swaps market.

However, four years ago, no one was looking at the rates and calling them «soaring» or «high» because they were not on their way up.

This is the same situation they were in back in 1980, but at that time the reason was that interest rates had soared to 20 % in the Carter - Volcker inflation.

Using Hong Kong as an example, after the Program launched, the average plant - based meal order rate at all schools soared from 4 % to 42 % in just one year.

When the closing total is at least 52.5, that win rate soars to an astounding 60.3 %.

Most ratepayers slammed PSEG Long Island and LIPA's planned 4 percent, 3 - year rate hike at a public hearing in Riverhead last night, saying rates were already too high and left uncertainties about costs soaring even higher.

At this rate, Antarctica could soar well above the records set in 2012 and 2013.

Viacom Inc.'s fiscal third - quarter profit soared 20 %, boosted by ratings improvement at the company's TV networks and two gigantic films from Paramount Pictures: «Star Trek Into Darkness» and «World War Z» with Brad Pitt.

When Kerrigan recovered and was to meet Harding head to head on the ice, the ratings for their program at the Olympics soared.

Even as un-employment soars to new heights in the difficult economic situation, the attrition rate at key positions is high; there is immense pressure on top performers in all organizations.The gurus and subject - matter experts who can train and nurture the new — age workers and leaders are scarce.

Physical activity at school must be taken as seriously as Maths and English otherwise obesity rates will continue to soar.»

Parent attendance at student conferences has grown from a dismal 10 percent to almost 100 percent, and the graduation rate has soared to over 89 percent.

«Funding is targeted at areas where the pressures of soaring birth rates are being felt the most and allocations are based on information that local authorities provide.

And on Sept. 9, 2014, when the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual indicators, «Education at a Glance 2014,» another important indicator appeared: Poland's college graduation rate is soaring.

If the current rate of growth is sustained through the final one - third of 2016, FCA's minivan volume will surpass 2014's output and soar ahead of the levels achieved at any point since 2007.

The soaring e-book sales won't be enough to make up for the decline in physical book sales, which will decline at a compound annual growth rate of 5 % between now and 2014, Mather argues.

E-book sales continue to soar, although at a slight slower pace than in the first two months of the year (for January and February, sales increased at a rate of 169 % while for March it was a «relatively modest» increase of 145.7 %).

After several years of record - low unemployment in Canada, the national rate soared past 8 % in 2009, and some cities were hit hard: several resource - based communities, many in Quebec and British Columbia, sit at the bottom of our list with unemployment rates between 13 % and 22 %.

For example, according to the Thomson - Reuters / University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, released Friday, consumer sentiment soared to its highest level in five years, prompting some experts to say that the Fed's aggressive approach to monetary policy — including leaving interest rates at rock bottom — is working.

If that isn't enough to get you interested in this city, then head out to the Richmond International Raceway, where you can see top rate NASCAR drivers soaring at top speeds.

Card debt rises sharply in April — Balances on credit cards soared at a 12.3 percent annual rate in April, extending March's modest gains despite consumers» continued reluctance to open their wallets, according to the Federal Reserve's monthly consumer credit report... (See Consumer credit report: Card balances rise)

That's a tracker though, not a fixed rate product, so you'll be at the mercy of — ahem — soaring interest rates.

For example, according to the Thomson - Reuters / University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, released Friday, consumer sentiment soared to its highest level in five years, prompting some experts to say that the Fed's aggressive approach to monetary policy — including leaving interest rates at rock bottom — is working.

With downloads soaring to over $ 90M and conversion rates at 3 percent, yielding over $ 30M in one month on a game that doesn't require any marketing from the publisher nor live operations from the developer.

If the two countries» current fertility rates stayed constant at today's figures through 2050, he writes, «By mid-century India's population soars to 2 billion and China's population is declining by 6 million annually, having peaked at 1.45 billion in 2030.

A study of tree rings in ancient logs and other data meanwhile indicated that since the 1860s, Northern Hemisphere temperatures had soared to a level higher than anything in at least the past thousand years, and at a more rapid rate.

Temperatures in South East Asia are soaring and the ice caps are melting at an unprecedented rate.»

Inflection points near the boundaries are bad news as they allow a handful of data points to send the projected values outside the data to soar / crash toward plus or minus infinity at rates that aren't remotely appropriate.

Although their contribution to climate change is still relatively small, it is expected to soar in the coming decades, with emissions of HFCs increasing at a rate of 10 - 15 percent per year.

Chinese furniture manufacturers» imports of several species of rosewood, collectively known as hongmu, have soared at an unprecedented rate since 2010 and hit an all - time high in 2014, according to China's customs data and reported in a new study by Forest Trends, an international non-profit organization.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference this year, Megan Toombs of the conservative Cornwall Alliance warned that electricity rates would soar so high that many people will not be able to afford to surf the Internet.

At a time where incarceration rates are soaring and budgets are tight, this program will be a unique opportunity for legal practitioners, policymakers, and members of the public to engage in a dialogue about fair and effective sentencing in the criminal justice system.

Well, the price has indeed soared to $ 2,000, and beyond, at a rate some say is unhealthy and may be indicative of a bubble.

My own Microsoft Band 2 offered no such feature and I forgot to set it, missing out on a cool opportunity to track my heart rate as I soared down steep roads at 40mph in the blistering rain in Salou, Spain.

The soaring trend towards anxiety has been accelerated by world events, violence in the media (including video games and even television programming directed at children), a high divorce rate and family breakdown, economic stress, a challenged school system and other stresses.

At the beginning of my career, interest rates soared so high that buyers had to ask sellers to buy down interest rates by paying as many as sixteen discount points!

Mortgage rates, though still at historic lows, soared at the end of 2016, giving first - time homebuyers — mostly millennials — pause about their spring home search, according to a January report by realtor.com ®.

The U.S. homeownership rate, which soared to a record 69.2 percent in 2004, is at 64 percent, back where it was two decades ago, according to the Census Bureau.

The 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage, which soared higher than 4 percent following the election, is projected to end 2017 at an average 4.3 percent.

While limited inventory, tight credit and down - payment requirements make it hard for many millennials to achieve the American Dream, soaring rents and the likelihood the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates later this year may drive more of them to explore buying, said Stan Humphries, chief economist at Seattle - based Zillow Group.

Vacancy rates are at record lows, while rents have soared.