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posted a 19% rise in annual profits despite a sharp increase in staff costs as the bank fights a "war for talent" in its key Asian markets.

But, for all the talk of pan-European solidarity, one cost of this credit-line will be a sharp increase in political tensions within the EU.

As is often the case, the revisions resulted in a sharp increase in the saving rate, reflecting higher income estimates.

An expanding middle class in China has brought with it a sharp increase in dog ownership, as well as greater awareness of animal rights.

The result has been a sharp increase in the number of labor disputes that have gone to arbitration and the courts.

But the surge in heavy industry there that produced a sharp increase in its emissions already has given signs of turning into a bust.

But they were also against a sharp increase in minibus-taxi fares, the main form of transport for poor people throughout Africa.

Virtual storage is an emerging technology, it has a great significance of solving the sharp increase in demand for data storage problem.

But these natural factors aren't enough to account for the sharp increase in temperatures since the late 1970s.

MAOIs interact with tyramine in such a way that may cause a sharp increase in blood pressure, which could lead to a stroke.

The main characteristic of the line graph is the sharp increase in the number of American families who owned personal computers.

Non-traditional deal flow: One of the VC industry disruptions is a sharp increase in the amount of non-traditional deal flow.

Rising prices-including sharp increase in meats-are expected to put a fresh squeeze on the family budget in coming months.

Some analysts fear the sharp increase in lending included many bad loans that will begin to show up over the next few years.

A sharp increase in the cost of content has increased the rate of attrition in the online-video industry.

Use a floorcloth without dripping to mop in the direction of the foundation line, and try to avoid a sharp increase of water content.

That was much weaker than analysts had predicted and would have been worse but for a sharp increase in demand for commercial aircraft.

"To lower the domestic inflationary pressure via the yuan's appreciation will have to require sharp increase in a short term, " Lian said.

In addition, the sharp increase in Xinjiang cotton area this year, currently cotton growing generally fare better than the first two years.

Mr Qu says China may cut its trade surplus through a basket of measures, rather than a sharp increase in the value of the currency.

By comparing the 2009 statement to the 2008 one, I can exclusively reveal that there has been a sharp increase in the use of jargon.

The sky the practice machines, in sharp increase, in the subduction in array, hovering.

Who are to blame for a sharp increase in the teenage crime? Families? Schools? In fact, the whole society is guilty of this trend.

Even those states that were the first to feel pain are still seeing a sharp increase in pre-foreclosure notices.

There was a sharp increase in the number of newborn test-tube babies in the past year.

Noah discusses a sharp increase in income inequality in the US since the early 1970s.

Those factors have led to a sharp increase in stocks held in warehouses.

A sharp increase in saving by the private sector was matched by a sharp increase in government borrowing.

But that jump also coincided with a sharp increase in shorting of Citigroup shares.

Since the Southern Song Dynasty immigrants after World War 1 in Shenzhen city, built after the sharp increase in the number.

Macquarie has seen a sharp increase in demand from big companies for bespoke hedging products for polypropylene and propylene.

But the result has been a sharp increase in imports.

Investor interest in junk bonds rebounded sharply last month as strong returns from the sector fuelled a sharp increase in issuance.

Savills' estate agents report a sharp increase in the number of overseas buyers and inquiries.

Householders face higher building insurance premiums after a sharp increase in property damage blamed on climate change.

At the following shortly period, the deformation increase a little, but earth pressure gained a sharp increase.

This phenomenon is the sharp increase in foreign exchange reserves with the Central Bank to credit contraction caused by the double squeeze.

Oil prices have been rising for months, but the uprising in Libya has caused a sharp increase in crude costs.

Given that, Hungary is unlikely to get the desired effect of a sharp increase in exports.

Since the late 20th century, 40years, a sharp increase in UFO sightings, causing the scientific community debate.

With the growth of the national economy, increasing demand for electricity, which is a sharp increase in urban consumption.

Bernanke played down a sharp increase in the U. S. trade deficit in the second quarter.

The sharp increase in oil prices recently raises questions about global financial stability.

The big swing factor was a sharp increase in the value of used vehicles sold at auction.

It's evident that sharp increase of import volume would domestically impact dairy manufactures and production of raw milk.

And according to local news reports, a sharp increase of North Korean rocket launch vehicles has already been spotted near the border.

The rise was due to a sharp increase in food and energy costs.

From a broader perspective, climate change may lead to a sharp increase in rates of extinction.

I'm convinced that there will be a sharp increase in sales this year.

The sharp increase threatens to add to already rising prices for agriculture, base metals and ore commodities.

In addition, collection agencies have seen a sharp increase in workload, so opportunities for collections agents are increasing.

Will the sharp increase in Chinese bank lending result in a spike in NPLs?

Last week's U. S. trade report showed a sharp increase in the trade deficit between August and September.

Stimuli of exo- ethylene caused sharp increase of PG activity in control fruits, but not in transgenic fruits.

However, a sharp increase in diameter over a small depth interval can induce signals on one coil in the array and not in others.

At present, with the open price of coal market, the sharp increase of coal price make the firepower generation factories in dilemma.

Some providers fear as competitors withdraw from the market, they will face a sharp increase in applications.

However, when Ti content is more than 3mol%, the sharp increase of its resistivity made the arc erosion of cathode surface more intense.

The sharp increase seen in agriculture prices since late 2006 is simply a function of underlying fundamentals.

The sharp increase of transistors per unit area takes a challenge to the reliability of NOC.

After entering WTO, there is a sharp increase of legal affairs involving foreign elements and the legal English is applied widely.

Policymakers fret that a sharp increase in the yuan's value would undercut the nation's export machine and cost valuable jobs.

Along with the urban population sharp increase, the housing becomes the center of gravity which gradually the people live.

But the Chinese government, which earns significant revenue from tobacco sales, has resisted any sudden, sharp increase.

The first is a sharp increase in the construction of public housing.

With this trend is the sharp increase in failure rate.

Mr Yatsenyuk warned that a further sharp increase in prices could cause "the collapse" of the Ukrainian economy.

In the nineteen-eighties, because of immigration, Sweden, like other European countries, saw a sharp increase in racism.

Nebraska sharp increase in unemployment in 2009.

A sharp increase in sucrose accumulation occurred from 20 until 30 DAP, at which the fruits were fully mature.

When building these roads, the government simply didn't allow for the sharp increase in private cars.

There is also a sharp increase in use of both Ehcahe and memcached in Java and caching in the industry as a whole .

In the third quarter the sign Pu 500 indices fall approximately 9%, more importantly, market undulatory property sharp increase.

Europe, including the UK, had $53, 200bn of assets, a sharp increase on recent years.

In addition, is there any sharp increase in other costs?

Whirlpool Corp gained 8. 1 percent to $82. 23 after the appliance manufacturer reported a sharp increase in first-quarter earnings.

And at the same time, with the sharp increase of the number and the scope of the Internet users, the language they use has become various.

There is also profit margin pressure on Corn Pops because of the sharp increase in corn prices.

Pirates are currently holding several ships in the Gulf of Aden area , following a sharp increase in such hijackings last year .

The new method brought in last year has resulted in a sharp increase in profit.

This recovery has led to a sharp increase in import demand, helping to support demand for Hong Kong exports in China.

That is a sharp increase from the low of $1. 62 a gallon that prevailed at the end of last year.

in the early 1960 s , there was a sharp increase in water consumption

Companies' improving financial health will lead to a sharp increase in both capital spending and mergers and acquisitions

a key issue in 2002 was the sharp increase in the number of personal bankruptcies

Agriculture: sharp increase in the price of cereals

China sees sharp increase in economic crimes