verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bird soars (= flies very high in the sky )
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We watched birds soar in the blue sky above.
a price shoots up/soars/rockets (= increases quickly by a large amount )
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The price of oil soared in the 1970s.
moutains soar/tower literary (= go very high into the sky )
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The distant mountains soar abruptly towards the sky.
profits soar/leap (= increase by a large amount )
sales soar (= increase quickly and by a large amount )
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Computer sales soared as prices continued to come down.
sb's popularity soars (= increases by a large amount )
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Opinion polls showed that his popularity had soared to a record level.
sb’s spirits rise/lift/soar (= they start feeling happier )
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Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind.
spiralling/soaring inflation (= inflation that is increasing quickly and out of control )
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Argentina was suffering from spiralling inflation.
the temperature soars (= rises quickly to a high level )
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In summer the temperature can soar to over 40°C (104°F).
unemployment soars (= increases quickly to a high level )
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The economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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over
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Keep a look out too for buzzards soaring over the crags which surround you, and also for the odd kestrel.
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Griffon-mounted Elf Lords soared over the army.
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Read in studio Dozens of gliders have been soaring over the region competing in one of the country's largest gliding championships.
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Lights were on on the Kingston road bridge soaring over the murky river.
to
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And his heart soared to wherever his Beth was in that moment.
up
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Meredith glanced up uncertainly at the four-storey buildings soaring up forbiddingly on either side of the alley where they were walking.
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He soared up over her and shot her with his arrows at no risk to himself.
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Both sides have been soaring up their respective divisions.
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The Chiefs' balloon soared up and out of the stadium.
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As the creatures soared up and down, their laughter began to take on an eerie and mournful tone.
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Here the doves soared up to a tree through whose foliage came a bright yellow gleam.
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Again it rose from its leafy perch and soared up into the sky.
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But, at our request, the planes soared up the bay and through a canyon over LeConte Glacier.
■ NOUN
air
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Look down on the trees, lakes and mountains far below as you soar through the air ....
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There were hundreds of the Hunters, darting and soaring through the air .
costs
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With car running costs set to soar this is good news.
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The support system had to be paid and bureaucratized. Costs soared .
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Net interest payments were 69% higher than in 1988, and unit labour costs are soaring .
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Nonprofit organizations have seen their costs soar , their sources of revenue dry up, and their missions challenged.
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Since 1978, costs have soared and Sri Lanka now has to find, £1600 million.
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Employer health costs soared 18. 6 percent in 1988 and continued to rise until 1994.
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There, events abroad caused major problems: costs were soaring .
eagle
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Meanwhile, high overhead, an eagle soared , clutching a tortoise in its talons.
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He finds what he is after on the mauve horizon, an eagle soaring quietly there.
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High above the immense trees which shadowed the river a magnificent golden eagle soared in slow circles.
height
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Vultures soar at great heights , watching not only for carcasses but also for other vultures possibly flying towards carcasses.
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The stock market is soaring to new heights .
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Usually seen soaring at a considerable height .
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This is a well-managed restaurant that I expect will soar to new heights .
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Corporate profits are soaring to new heights , but so is income inequality.
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In the decade since then, Disney has soared to new heights .
inflation
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Queues have lengthened, real incomes have fallen and inflation has soared .
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At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
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The growth rate fell, inflation soared .
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Even if more money were available, a massive payout would send inflation soaring , economists warn.
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Over the long term, policymakers have little choice because permitting inflation to soar will, over time, damage job formation.
level
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Sales of existing homes soared to an all-time level of 4. 1 million units last year, the study noted.
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As a result, company earnings soared to industry-best levels during the four years leading up to 1992.
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Consumer debt soared to very high levels because people often thought the relentless rise in the Dow would somehow save them.
market
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The market soared , especially in government gilt-edged stock, and the pound emerged ever stronger.
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The stock market soared instead, though, leaving the fund far behind.
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If he chooses to come back, his market value will have soared .
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The stock market is soaring to new heights.
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London was a boom town and the stock market was soaring .
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The market soared 490 percent from December 1946 to July 1956.
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Shares are basically flat in the past year, while the overall market has soared .
percent
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But the price hikes helped Pru first-half profits soar by 46 percent to £249 million.
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By 1991, the white rate of illegitimacy was up to 22 percent and the black rate had soared to 68 percent.
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Teenage pregnancies have soared by 35 percent since 1980.
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Agouron shares have soared more than 50 percent since late April on expectations the drug would do well.
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The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average is already up 4. 9 percent this year, after soaring 26 percent in 1996.
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Ratings soared 32 percent above a normal Friday night.
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In the past two years, the dollar has soared 50 percent against the yen and 25 percent against the mark.
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The market soared 490 percent from December 1946 to July 1956.
price
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With prices soaring , work is what Kabulis seek above all else.
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And with so many players rushing into the market at the last minute, prices soared .
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The economic position remain appalling with the value of money plummeting and prices soaring .
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The prices calmly soared through the roof.
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Firewood will become even more scarce, and its price will soar .
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Oil prices soared from $ 3 per barrel to $ 35 per barrel.
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The price had soared to 250p before crashing last year.
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And even in regions of apparent abundance, the situation was marginal as prices soared along with farm output.
profit
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Reported profits soared by a third.
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The telecommunications giant joined a growing number of employers in growth industries that have slashed payrolls even as their profits soared .
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But the price hikes helped Pru first-half profits soar by 46 percent to £249 million.
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Interest rates are low, inflation seems whipped, job growth is strong, corporate profits are soaring .
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Corporate profits are soaring to new heights, but so is income inequality.
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Much of the profit bonanza came from soaring underwriting fees.
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An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared .
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There are no such restraints on capital, and profits are soaring .
rate
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Meanwhile, prostitution increases in rural areas, where unemployment has tripled and school drop-out rates for girls are soaring .
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These rates did not soar because there was a sudden upward adjustment in thirty-year inflationary expectations.
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Oxford began the night teetering on the brink of the relegation zone and pulse rates soared as early as the second minute.
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By 1991, the white rate of illegitimacy was up to 22 percent and the black rate had soared to 68 percent.
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Commodity prices fell, interest rates soared and in some cases a Mobutu or a Marcos pocketed billions of dollars.
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Take away the police from London or Berlin, and see how quickly the crime rate would soar .
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Interest rates could soar , asset prices could fall or cash flows could dry up.
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True, the rates had soared , but so had the Headleands' incomes.
sale
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And Pendleton's managers are hopeful their sales will continue to soar when their famous Twicer ice lolly is relaunched next week.
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Instead, chip sales soared 40 percent.
sky
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Again it rose from its leafy perch and soared up into the sky .
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Like spiralling clouds of smoke thousands of birds swept and soared , stunt-riding the sky .
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Then they soared into the sky as one, to make flight north as a pair along the coast to Wrath.
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His kiss was pure joy, winging happiness, as if her spirit was soaring into a clear sky .
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Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky .
spirit
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But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring .
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Down at the parade, spirits soared .
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It should have sent her spirits soaring , but it didn't, because wasn't need just another aspect of lust?
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And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring !
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His kiss was pure joy, winging happiness, as if her spirit was soaring into a clear sky.
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And the monks, like wild birds of the spirit , soar above it all.
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My father would always be well fed, and his spirit would soar .
stock
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London was a boom town and the stock market was soaring .
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The Fed delivered a Goldilocks economy -- not too hot, not too cold -- and stocks and bonds soared .
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The Nasdaq will also now consider halting trading in a stock that seems to soar or plunge beyond control, Campbell said.
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Property-casualty stocks have soared to record highs, more than doubling the explosion enjoyed by the Dow-Jones Industrial Averages in 1985.
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The stock soared 4 to 32.
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But the government demanded the stock as its value soared to about $ 20 million.
temperature
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Tension mounts as temperatures soar on one of the hottest days of the year.
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The sun beats down; temperatures soar into the 90s.
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It's very tempting to leave your jacket and tie at home when the temperature starts to soar .
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Five-year-old cancer victim Belinda Giles was rushed in by her parents, Gill and Paul, when her temperature soared .
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During her labour Diana's temperature soared dramatically which in turn gave rise to concern for the baby's health.
top
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The result is that family income has soared at the top and fallen at the bottom.
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Quality in all areas soared to the top also.
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But the soaring incomes of top executives are not the major issue in the great productivity slowdown.
unemployment
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A report released last week by the United Nations shows that unemployment has soared from about 70,000 to 260,000.
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Now thousands of workers who had manned the booths and the support services had nowhere to turn. Unemployment soared .
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But against that, unemployment is soaring , industry running out of patience and he is about to authorise massive cuts in public spending.
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The love-in was over, and unemployment had soared .
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Economic analysts saw it coming. Unemployment has soared in a region used to jobs for all.
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continue
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And Pendleton's managers are hopeful their sales will continue to soar when their famous Twicer ice lolly is relaunched next week.
expect
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Rescue operations were being hampered by severe winter weather and the death toll was expected to soar .
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This is a well-managed restaurant that I expect will soar to new heights.
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Demand for rented housing is expected to soar over the next decade.
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Pharmaceutical ad revenue is expected to soar 300 percent in 1997.
send
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But it was not just the short-lived weather which sent spirits soaring .
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Even if more money were available, a massive payout would send inflation soaring , economists warn.
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Like a see-saw, her drop had sent him soaring into religiosity.
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And what will send me soaring and plunging?
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It should have sent her spirits soaring , but it didn't, because wasn't need just another aspect of lust?
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And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring !
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The strike had initially sent copper prices soaring on international metal markets.
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The announcement sent shares of Loral soaring to $ 44. 50, up $ 8. 25, on Monday.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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soaring real estate prices
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Adam's smile sent her spirits soaring.
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An eagle soared above us.
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In Montreal, gleaming office towers soar above 18th-century cathedrals.
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In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%.
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Last year, the drugs haul soared to 130,00 tablets.
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Temperatures soared into the nineties.
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The ball soared high into the air.
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The cost of a business Website can soar into millions of dollars.
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The death toll soars to 376 in Chicago from last week's heat wave.
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The snow goose flew down low over the field and then soared back up gracefully.
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The space shuttle soared into orbit.
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The temperature soared to 90°.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beyond the river, which was wide and hasty in spate, Llan-fawr soared into cloud.
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Bonds soared, as the 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 8. 24.
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But the $ 86 billion F-22 program has been plagued with mismanagement, design flaws and soaring costs.
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In the last year, discourse has deteriorated, and partisanship has soared.
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Keep a look out too for buzzards soaring over the crags which surround you, and also for the odd kestrel.
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The price of a Kalashnikov has soared in just a few days from $ 50 to about $ 250 Tuesday.
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The result is that family income has soared at the top and fallen at the bottom.