The uplift in the figures came from international lending, which saw a 68 per cent jump in profits. |
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Still, there are some signs that may indicate a problem, such as a sudden jump in portfolio turnover, a measure of trading activity. |
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In the north west currency devaluation has led to a huge jump in the price of imported rice. |
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The State has seen a massive jump in cases of the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia. |
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I sat down rather suddenly next to Ming, who, evidently startled, gave a little jump in surprise. |
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We really don't want our contractors to invest a lot of money and jump in with both feet until we are certain that CTL is the way to go. |
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I was a bit less enthusiastic, not being the type to jump in with both feet before testing the depth of the water. |
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She figured that he was on the phone or watching television, and decided to jump in the room and maybe give him the scare of his life. |
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It might seem like a bit of a laugh to jump in front of an engine, but it won't be when we are scraping them out from under a wheel arch. |
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Another motorist who was filling his car said he had seen a young man jump in the car and speed off. |
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We are all dressed up and ready to go, prepared to jump in as soon as the current drops to a diveable speed. |
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While you may be eager to begin this period of rest and relaxation, don't be in a rush to jump in the car after a long day of work. |
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The 25 per cent year-on-year jump in revenues was also in line with expectations. |
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In the pocket of his jacket was the straight razor he intended using on any enemies who might try to jump in the amtrac with him. |
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You can jump in the water right away with an instructor and witness the most astounding underwater plant and animal life in the Caribbean. |
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I almost jump in after it, rescuing it from old coffee grounds and yesterday's leftover spaghetti. |
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As he addressed them, huge figures flashed up on an electronic scoreboard, detailing the jump in unemployment. |
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To understand the power of rhythm, jump in and hang on if you're lucky enough to be able to ski for even a short distance behind a better skier. |
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Hot and sweaty again, we quickly strip off our shoes, socks and daypacks, leaving them by a great tree whose limbs shade the pond, and jump in. |
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Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis competed in the long jump in her bid to rediscover form and fitness ahead of Paris. |
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Interest rates jump in an effort to tame inflation, the inevitable by-product of unrestrained spending. |
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Our characters were supposed to look around to make sure the coast is clear, then jump in the truck and race off. |
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So next time you have to address performance problems, don't jump in boots and all. |
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She was a versatile sportswoman, excelling in these sports as well as long jump in track and field. |
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The jump in reasoning brought me up short, and normally I would have leaped on him for it, and the conversation would have ended. |
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A daredevil returned home triumphant yesterday after carrying out the highest bungee jump in the world. |
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It almost seems natural that she would design a ski jump in Austria, its form above an extension of the ramp it serves. |
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His patio overlooks the city and is directly across from the hill used for the ski jump in the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics. |
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Then I slick my hair back and jump in the car waiting outside my apartment. |
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The significant jump in the number of women who are dying from alcohol-related illness proves that more and more women are hitting the bottle. |
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I'm not really careful and cautious, I tend to speak without thinking and jump in head first to a problem. |
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I can't even imagine why he would actually, purposely, try to jump in front of an oncoming car. |
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If my future profession could involve such pleasurable antics I would jump in head first. |
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You should read through articles in a newsgroup and listen to the flow of a chat room before you jump in. |
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Beaches and their surroundings are places where people jump in at the deep end. |
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In theory, it's more dangerous to stroll along a palm-fringed beach with a pina colada than it is to jump in the sea with a cut finger. |
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One of the great attractions of the traditional paddling pool is being able to jump in it. |
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I've always admired my mom's fearlessness to rip things up, start over, jump in. |
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After feeding his cat, he'd jump in his car for the 15-minute drive to work. |
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In February, the satellite broadcaster restored its dividend following a jump in interim profits. |
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I will also be sending out emails, inviting various tech firms, thought leaders, and researchers to jump in. |
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Leopard and tiger prints, feathers, suede and cowhide with fringe, and a jump in fur sales are all recent trends. |
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Thunder crashes above my head, I jump in slight fright, but reassure myself and keep walking. |
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The move from sous chef to executive chef is quite a jump in the culinary career ladder. |
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East Lancashire Hospice is appealing for daredevils to take part in a sponsored parachute jump in aid of the charity. |
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She was always a little dynamo, more than willing to jump in and lend a hand, always had a smile on her face. |
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There's been a quantum jump in threats, but not a quantum jump in resources. |
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According to this idea, loss of Uox activity might result in a quantum jump in intellectual capability and thus trigger emergence of man. |
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There are great opportunities for making a quantum jump in social and economic development. |
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But the results were startling enough, suggesting the potential for a quantum jump in the accuracy and effect of American fire power. |
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However, what regulars at the music section will love the most is the quantum jump in the number of CDs on the racks. |
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Occasionally, we would jump in to the salt water and bob about in the waves to cool off. |
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The 68 per cent jump in profits is based on strong revenue growth and the introduction of new routes. |
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By December, however, U.S. industrial production had posted its biggest jump in four years, and companies were hiring again. |
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The economy added 2.23m jobs last year, the largest gain since 1999, contributing to a jump in consumer confidence. |
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It is true, of course, that when the nation's industrial capacity is all being used, a sudden jump in military spending will create inflation. |
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The central bank has noted that overall inflation has been higher than expected, due mainly to a jump in gasoline prices. |
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He predicted that the biggest jump in prices would come at the lower end of the market. |
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Sweaty kids lathered in sunscreen jump in, clouding up the water. |
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If the flight was uneventful, his first parachute jump in action was not. |
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Suddenly, Samantha's cell phone rang, causing her to jump in surprise. |
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Nicki, who has previously completed a parachute jump in aid of the hospital, lost her first son to the same disease when he was just six days old. |
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She is doing a sponsored parachute jump in her granddaughter's memory. |
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It lets a data center automatically spring into action when, for example, the software spies a sudden jump in transaction volumes or a surge in email usage. |
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To reach the smaller islands you usually need to jump in a light aircraft. |
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The study blamed rapidly expanding road networks and a sharp increase in flights for the dramatic jump in air, noise and light pollution in the past decade. |
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If midwives jump in and act on confessions, pregnant women are likely to clam up, become reticent about confiding in them or even leave antenatal care. |
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A big jump in new database license sales shows a company in rude health. |
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In the case of the 3G auctions, the mania induced them to jump in with the madding crowd and ignore risk-averse, time tested investment disciplines. |
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The increase reflected the biggest jump in consumer spending in a year. |
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Thanks to a dramatic jump in available varieties suitable for our growing niche, we're no longer the forgotten stepchild of the fruit-gardening world. |
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If interest rates jump in response to Fed tapering, whoever chairs the Fed will slow or suspend it. |
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Suddenly he burst out laughing, making total strangers jump in shock. |
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But when we do have to mosey on into town to stock up for the long, hard winter, we dress up in our Sunday best, slick down the hair and jump in the jalopy like the Clampetts. |
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When a mouse's running wheel is taken away, its brain shows a jump in neurological activity much like the symptoms seen during withdrawal from drug addiction. |
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These areas are of course the smallest, and seem to jump in front of the saw blade when cutting through opaque areas so that the labradorescent area is sliced at a bad angle. |
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It's easy to dismiss the jump in inflation as a temporary blip. |
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Copyright owners are going uncompensated, mainstream companies can't jump in and innovate for fear of facilitating piracy, and consumers end up confused. |
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The poor southern state, often beset by its own natural disasters, had beds, meals and an emergency plan that helped it absorb a 2.5 percent jump in its population. |
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A more illustrative example of the origin of that common usage from the history of physics might be the use of the concept of a quantum jump in the Bohr model of the atom. |
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A brief thank-you and a hint of a blush flushes her cheeks, she takes a sip of cold fruity Pimms and listens in for a cue in the conversation she can jump in on. |
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It was brought about by a quantum jump in the construction of the colony. |
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Thankfully, the female lawyers told them to go jump in a lake, so the law was not enforceable. |
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On days like today, news and rumors and reaction and hot takes move so quickly and change so fast it's hard to jump in with any relevant commentary. |
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Walker even answers such nagging questions as whether it's best to lie down, stand still, or jump in a free-falling elevator. |
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The high-fat meal caused a significant jump in lipopolysaccharides among those with diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance. |
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Much laughter between sandwiches, rain and Lola the giant dog deciding to jump in the water for a plouter. |
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And if that man is not Darren Clarke I'll streak down the first fairway at St Andrews in my Reg Grundies and jump in the Swilcan Burn. |
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When a story achieves that kind of velocity, everyone wants to jump in. |
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Another crisis in the Middle East, another jump in crude oil prices. |
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The bus was eventually brought to a halt when bystander Phil Newton managed to jump in and put the hand brake back on. |
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I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat. |
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Upon further discussion we felt we'd be foolish to pay for weaners every year and decided to jump in with both feet and purchase breeding stock. |
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Their fears come amid a 30 per cent sales jump in burglar alarms, 32 per cent in window latches and 26 per cent in mortice locks. |
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We would tell the USSR to go jump in the lake. There would be no way we would tolerate that. |
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He was chosen as Britain's No1 for the long jump in the triangular match against the French and Czechoslovakians at Gateshead. |
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When we are still worried about our lack of experience and ability to swim, we jump in feetfirst. |
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The man was carrying a package as he jogged to jump in the train door. |
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The pole vault differs from the high jump and long jump in that the athlete is not in free flight after take-off but is still in contact with the ground via the pole. |
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Day 1 consisted of 5-10-5, vertical jump, and broad jump in that order. |
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Also, the period of decolonization from 1960 to 1970 was marked by a huge jump in the number of recognized national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. |
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He said the institution of Ombudsman was facing various challenges and stressed a need to retool and redesign the Ombudsman's forum for a quantum jump in its performance. |
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This event will create a quantum jump in the usage of the new generation of endoscopes in the early discovery and treatment of tumors, the pointed out. |
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