After all, it's natural for losses to tick up from their recent low levels.

Last spring, the economy also ticked up, only to turn back down again during the summer.

Meanwhile, borrowing costs for Europe as a whole have ticked up this morning.

Americans' overall drug use in 2005 actually ticked up slightly from 2004, the survey shows.

"I wondered if the numbers were starting to tick up?"

Over the same period, spending out of the general fund ticked up slightly, by about $300 million.

"The Office" did tick up in the ratings this week.

On the other hand, there are some signs that tourism may be ticking up a bit.

It should be no surprise that inflation is ticking up.

Christ, slow the rate down, he thought, trying to calm himself, but that only made it tick up higher.