Birth registration rates have risen sharply in parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Arms deliveries to Irtogte are increasing and prices for arms have risen sharply owing to high demand.

Over the last few years, economic and commercial ties have grown between India and Africa and trade has risen sharply.

No new structural plans had been established for zones inhabited by Palestinians although the number of inhabitants had risen sharply.

In 1974, prices of petroleum had risen sharply, and in 1980, Governments were fighting against air pollution generated by the transportation sector.

She expressed concern that the cost of humanitarian assistance had risen sharply owing to port and related charges imposed on imports through Israel.

The total energy of a hurricane is found by multiplying the intensity of the hurricane by its duration. This, too, has risen sharply, and more is in store as temperatures rise.

Numerous medium sized banks, and some large ones, are set to go under in the stock market turmoil. Too many big investors can no longer meet their margin calls, while borrowing costs have risen sharply.

Your army has risen.

Yields on Spanish and Italian bonds, which had risen to unsustainable heights over fears of a eurozone breakup, fell sharply after the announcement. They have remained at lower levels ever since, despite little visible improvement in the European economy.

As indicated by the increase in arms embargo violations and the high profile and aggressive involvement of States of the region in support of one side or the other, the level of tension between the two sides has risen sharply.

All of Russia has risen!

The sun hasn't risen yet.

The cost of living has risen.

Promising these things, brutes have risen.

Most of the spectators have risen.

By 2004, China's annual GDP had risen to RMB13.65 trillion, and average per capita disposable income had risen significantly.

The interdependence of States is sharply increasing.

The Colombian people have risen against adversity.

Workforce participation rates for women have risen.

Tomainia was down but today has risen.

The prices have risen. Times are bad

Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.

Argentina s per capita income has risen, albeit slowly, during this period, but the country was never far from a full blown macroeconomic crisis that could reduce household incomes sharply. So it seems fair to conclude that both countries are still caught in the middle income trap.

True, armaments costs have risen sharply, but only because Putin s KGB friends, who monopolize weapons production, have stolen inordinate amounts. Yet, despite this spending shortfall, Putin seems obsessed with making pointless and provocative gestures, such as resuming long range nuclear bomber flights off the American coast.

We have not always risen to the challenge.

These budgetary allocations rose sharply, by 33.08 per cent.

Bring her about sharply. Head straight for the jetty.

In the US, GNP has risen sharply in the past 40 years, but happiness has not. Instead, single minded pursuit of GNP has led to great inequalities of wealth and power, fueled the growth of a vast underclass, trapped millions of children in poverty, and caused serious environmental degradation.

Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.

Child poverty has also risen in many industrialized countries.

External debt and debt servicing costs had also risen.

Income dispersion between sectors in Russia has also risen.

11. Unpaid peacekeeping assessments have risen steadily since 1990.

After an improvement in 2003, the situation has sharply deteriorated.

The status quo contrasts sharply with high level policy statements.

The won has been devalued sharply, making exports more viable.

The situation in the region seems to be deteriorating sharply.

The real general salary index has risen 16 per cent.

The ratio of savings to gross domestic product has risen.

By 2000 this number had risen to 2,969, or 9.1 .

By 1993, this share had risen to 4.6 per cent.

I congratulate the CD for having risen to this challenge.

Brazil has sharply increased its anti cartel enforcement in recent years.

Because of the huge stakes, national positions have become sharply polarized.