Up Tick

Over the course of the first five games in this season series there's been a noticeable up-tick in physicality, chippiness and just the general distaste that Washington and Tampa Bay have for each other. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Brooklyn's the Dirty Projectors are on the up-tick behind their 2009 album "Bitte Orca." ❋ Jim Fusilli (2010)

Mr. Cooperman also has some pointers on how to handle Wall Street: reinstate the up-tick rule for short sellers and get rid of high frequency traders. ❋ David Weidner (2011)

Semin displayed a particularly noticeable up-tick in his play and the second line managed to keep things simple by getting the puck in deep and wearing the Islanders defense down. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On Tuesday the Fed reported consumer credit outstanding rose in April -- mostly from record-high levels of student-loan debt and an up-tick in credit-card borrowing due to food and gas price increases outpacing wage gains. ❋ Robert Reich (2011)

In an era of high oil prices, some domestic industries that compete with foreign imports will see an up-tick in business. ❋ Mark Sunshine (2011)

Even more than the discouragement of having a weight gain, we don't want to see an up-tick in our weight tracker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Pakistani military especially has appropriated land and power in its up-tick towards control of that nation, all with tacit and economic support from the United States. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The up-tick in sleazy anti-Clinton articles and biased talking head commentators in the media are so blatantly devoid of substance it's astounding! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Many have pointed out that the recent up-tick in crime comes at a time when the NYPD is reducing its headcount because of budget cuts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Transmission seems to spike about every five years or so, and the last two years on record have shown a slight up-tick in pertussis cases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For now the up-tick is coming from construction jobs — around 150 just in the clearing and leveling of the land. ❋ Joel Millman (2010)

Shares in Rowan and other offshore drilling stocks are up sharply along with a 3% up-tick in oil and a 4.4% increase in the Offshore Drilling Stocks Index following the release of better-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data for the month of August. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Anyway, I have noticed a definite up-tick in the number of new inquiries about Hermosillo, all of which contain, among other things, specific requests for information about jobs, housing, schools, and other topics, but nothing about tourism in the area. ❋ Unknown (2008)