soaring

Examples of soared

soared

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

But the state's overall spending on employment and training soared (in 1995 dollars) from about $15 million in 1988 to over $80 million in 1995.
Yet, unions were able to force businesses to enter into negotiations, membership soared, and they began organising in key sectors of the economy.
But sales soared, and by 1990 forty-two women were making keyrings for two shops in the capital area.
Outstandings in that year soared to 15.5 per cent of the revenue demand.
A professional family background soared to over 20 per cent whereas the working-class category shrank notably.
While they were overseas, beef prices had soared.
Merchants and landowners (including tribal chiefs) made quick for tunes, while prices soared, to the detriment of the poor.
As the number of members soared, however, the importance of these objects began to wane, and other forms of camaraderie became necessary.
Retirements soared in the 1970s, fell back considerably in the 1980s and have soared again in the 1990s.
At its peak, the premium soared to 30 percent greater than its equivalent in silver bullion.
The pension contribution rates characteristically soared in the late 1990s, but not to the 1980s levels.
Grain prices fluctuated and soared, very often many times a day.
Nevertheless, the pitch of discussions on the necessity of private health insurance soared.
Food prices soared as the military authorities withdrew available stocks from the commercial market.
In fact, its popularity soared with the expansion of the mass media from radio and television to cinema.
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