Only when we reach Victorian times do we find its status rising again, thanks to the sentimentality of the period.

China is rising as a power, thanks to hard work and high savings.

Unit labor costs have been rising very slowly, thanks to rapid productivity gains.

Across the group like-for-like sales rose 1.3pc, thanks to a relatively strong performance in France.

This lowly meat, usually a disappointment, rises above its station, thanks to expert handling.

He rose rapidly, thanks to a clear mind, hard work, impeccable tailoring and preternatural good looks.

For the first quarter of 1991, the company's net income rose 6.6 percent, thanks to strong foreign sales.

By the mid 1990s, competition for water resources was rising, thanks to a larger global population, expanding cities and increasing industrial applications.

In 1998 it rose again, thanks to more than 90 volunteers, aged 7 to 77.

In my country, there are indications that the price of industrial sites is rising considerably thanks to European aid.