NEW HAVEN Since hitting bottom in early March, the world s major stock markets have all risen dramatically. Some, notably in China and Brazil, reached lows last fall and again in March, before rebounding sharply, with Brazil s Bovespa up 75 in May compared to late October 2008, and the Shanghai Composite up 54 in roughly the same period.

While the numbers may seem small, the rise significantly increases the likelihood of severe flooding along vulnerable coasts worldwide.

The protection of intellectual property rights has improved significantly.

By this time, the army had grown significantly.

Both were reluctant to lower interest rates markedly.

Remarkably, we find we can completely dissociate these two abnormalities.

Your habits and the way of life change considerably during that period.

But the reception rooms have since been noticeably empty.

Sterling study. And I think it supremely illustrates the premise of this Blue Zone project.

All of these steps reduced pollution markedly.

Unemployment has remained remarkably low and confidence relatively high.

The situation is markedly worse among rural populations, women and the indigenous population.

Yet we also know that individual views are remarkably heterogeneous.

The motivations of those who advocate a banking union differ markedly.

Since the restoration of democracy, the stability and economic prosperity of Greece have grown remarkably.

The extreme poverty rate has declined significantly between 1999 and 2010.

The general permit for the participation of United States athletes in amateur and semi professional competitions in Cuba, including those sponsored by an international federation, was withdrawn.

The next American president will also inherit a country with a markedly changed geopolitical perspective.

Gardner was noticeably absent from the movie's premiere on December 15, 2006.

As a result, the northern part of the Moon was noticeably darker than the southern part.

The amendments introduced through the LFO constitute significant affirmative action.

Most people do not suffer ill effects up to an altitude of 1800 2500 m (6000 8000 feet), and maintaining cabin pressure at this equivalent altitude significantly reduces the pressure difference and therefore the required hull strength and weight.

Donor aid did start to rise sharply as a result of all of these efforts.

After the establishment of the EU Chile free trade area, Chilean exports to the EU increased substantially.

In Japan and Latin America, volatility dropped in a meaningful way only in the current decade.

The coming transition will be markedly different from the 1999 transfer of power.

These trends indicate that the global landscape for innovation changed significantly during the last decade.

But Chinese netizens are remarkably adept at using the limited tools available to them.

Globalization does appear to have weakened cultural differences noticeably in the past decade.

The industry is considered an export business, because it significantly reduces the country's external trade imbalance.

During the 19th century, the city was the site of industrial innovations and growth in manufacturing.

Organizations began to adopt computerized information systems, and the demand for software development grew significantly.

Increasing the availability of a proper education to women will be remarkably beneficial on a variety of fronts.

Growth rates of haddock have changed significantly over the past 30 to 40 years.

Thirdly, it should considerably facilitate procurement reform and the pooling of procurement services.

A second argument attributes the difference to income taxes, which, in fact, have increased significantly in Europe since the 1970's, while in the US income taxes fell from the early 1980's onward.

That these clogged arteries that you see on the upper left, after only a year become measurably less clogged.

Such a tendency contributed significantly to the Asian financial crisis of 1997 98.

First, domestic economic and political conditions in Iran have changed markedly since the last round of talks.

Shortly after the release, QFII quotas were relaxed significantly.

In accordance with the literature, it was found that CIMT was significantly higher in the presence of CAD.

It is only by chance that the number of casualties was not significantly higher.

Other measures were needed, especially measures to secure a significant increase in the predictability of United Nations funding.

But the two countries markedly different foreign policy approaches will not facilitate matters.

This engagement policy has paid off in several ways, in the process raising Turkey s profile in the region.