Only if this is the case does the tax rate in the system not climb sharply.

In May, when the company announced its plan to sell the food business, the stock climbed sharply.

The study was based on 1985 data; American physicians' pay continues to climb sharply.

Spending, on the other hand, climbed sharply as a share of the economy and remains high by historical standards.

With the recession, the number of people in the region on welfare has climbed sharply over the last three years.

Royalties for natural gas have climbed sharply in the last three years.

A phone rang in on the desk of the police chief as they watched the 737 climbing sharply now.

The prices of coffee futures climbed sharply for the second straight day.

European stock markets climbed sharply, finishing the week about 8 percent higher than they had started.

The most prominent is Canada, where stocks have climbed sharply this year.