In economic jargon, the supply curve of labor was flat but is now sloping upward, so that rapidly increasing demand for labor resulting from rapid growth is driving up wages.

The giant panda tends to limit its social interactions and avoids steeply sloping terrain to limit its energy expenditures.

Oil s Upward March

And onward and upward we go.

The watershed is a chain running throughout the island from N. to S., reaching in Bontona Haru 5840 ft., and sloping steeply to the east coast.

Interest rates on government bonds were racing upward.

That is an upward and quite discomforting trend.

There was no upward trend from 2000 2003.

Ultimately, though, they face the same upward cost pressures.

Economies appear to be on a stable, upward path.

Thanks to a combination of intense heat and periodic Sahelian rains, Madi consistently produces clean, high quality cotton on the gently sloping hills that surround his walled compound.

Some commonly held theories that have been disproven over time include (1) the tooth is pushed upward into the mouth by the growth of the tooth's root, (2) the tooth is pushed upward by the growth of the bone around the tooth, (3) the tooth is pushed upward by vascular pressure, and (4) the tooth is pushed upward by the cushioned hammock.

Just letting the yuan float upward does not resolve the dilemma.

The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

The steam bubbles form a geyser pump, causing an upward flow.

but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst.

Consumer spending is particularly robust, as wages show signs of upward movement.

They therefore start at their mirror points and can travel only upward.

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail and the mountains were covered.

We welcome the recent upward trend in disbursing official development assistance (ODA).

These simple water clocks, which were of the outflow type, were stone vessels with sloping sides that allowed water to drip at a nearly constant rate from a small hole near the bottom.

All these provocations add upward pressure on oil prices, enriching the Iranian government.

The price of fossil fuels, however, is likely to continue to trend upward.

Of course, upward pressure on commodity prices also stems from supply side challenges.

The eastern flank of the fire calmed down for several days, then down sloping winds off the Yellowstone Plateau forced flames along the west side of the fire towards the town of West Yellowstone, Montana.

This suggests that the measures will succeed in stemming upward pressure on the renminbi.

With production capacity stretched to the limit, oil prices remained vulnerable to upward pressures.

We finally settled on a shape that was the proportion of the Concertgebouw with the sloping outside walls, which the acoustician said were crucial to this and later decided they weren't, but now we have them.

Thus, our understanding of ancient Egyptian architecture is based mainly on religious monuments, massive structures characterized by thick, sloping walls with few openings, possibly echoing a method of construction used to obtain stability in mud walls.

Thus, normal re equilibration to purchasing power parity should give the dollar slight upward momentum.

With current and capital account surpluses, the renminbi s exchange rate is still under upward pressure.

Likewise, the Reagan Revolution in the US stopped the upward trend in non defense spending.

China is finally prepared to let the renminbi resume its slow but steady upward march.

However, the consequences of the upward trend in immigration remain the subject of heated debate.

Expect further upward revisions as the government continues to be surprised by the economy s ongoing strength.

Both developments suggest that China will be under renewed pressure to nudge its currency sharply upward.

The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

While these factors undoubtedly placed upward pressure on food prices, they alone cannot explain the steep hikes.

California once was a source of widely shared rising standards of living and tremendous upward economic mobility.

As a result, gold can be very volatile upward and downward at the peak of a crisis.

But the estimates of wealth accumulation in recent years in the rich world are biased upward too.

The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol .

So the altar shall be four cubits and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.