All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.    From LearnThat.org.  [Joseph Conrad]

The cards were face upward.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

But now McCain has begun to define the term upward, leaving no mogul or tycoon behind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference

Think of a cone of vision extending upward from the fish's eyes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Use Physics to See What a Trout Sees] Reference

However, many are still timid to point to a long term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  ["MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader] Reference

Treasury yields haven't shown any signs of a near-term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Bond Yields Fall on Fears of More BOJ Easing] Reference

Does she really think a consensus will float upward from the audience?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don’t be boring, please. : Patricia Smith : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference

Fitch currently believes the ratings have longer-term upward potential.    From Wordnik.com.  [Business Wire Travel News] Reference

Nicolo noted the quick colour that swept upward from the delicate neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spice and the Devil's Cave] Reference

We went upward from the vicarage along hot roads bordered by stone walls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls] Reference

The ship's metal was bent upward from the rear, with no evidence of fire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cards of Wu] Reference

The troposphere graph linked in Ms. Phillips's article shows a long term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

I will assume that you are throw the coin upward and that you are in a passenger coach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

This is important considering the long-term upward trends in food prices internationally.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech - Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs - The Hon Duncan Kerr MP] Reference

Yesterday it gained 0.2 percent to R13. 40 and appears to be on a long-term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [IOL: News] Reference

"History suggests that this would be the start, not the end, of a long-term upward trend.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Persfin] Reference

"There is a clear long-term upward trend in the economic insecurity of American families,".    From Wordnik.com.  [MarketWatch.com - Top Stories] Reference

'Demand is set to resume its long-term upward trend once the economic recovery gathers pace.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The design concept of this private home literally springs upward from the pristine wooded site.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rantilla Residence by Michael Rantilla] Reference

"But that kind of volatility is a cost we have to pay to try to enjoy a longer-term upward trend.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference

The notion of a faster than expected long term upward trend is not at odds with short term cooling.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Nor, of course, is there any mention of the perniciousness of the long-term upward transfer of wealth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Kos] Reference

U. S indices accelerated the short term upward trend they have been in since the beginning of February.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

The copper's price needs to climb above 7680 USD per ton to officially restore a long-term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

Of course, behind the scary long-term upward spending trend lies another scary upward trend: our longevity.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Blogs] Reference

The long-term upward trend in food prices has had a significant effect on the poor in developing countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Speech to Australian Institute of International Affairs] Reference

We - I think most analysts still have us below 40% leaving the year, but we are on a long term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

From a broader perspective, the fall of the past four months has clearly broken the longer-term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference

The USDCHF is testing a resistance line from late 2005 as well as a shorter term upward sloping resistance line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Currency Trading News by DailyFX] Reference

The short downward turns do not disprove or undermine the long term upward trend, although they may slow things down.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Some of these experts, but not all of them, foresee a long-term upward shift in prices for oil and other commodities.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Limits to Growth] Reference

However, brisk economic headwinds remain and it will take some convincing to alter gold's long-term upward trajectory.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

Meanwhile, 1050 may become a psychological barrier as the S&P futures struggle to sustain any near-term upward momentum.    From Wordnik.com.  [FXstreet.com] Reference

Take a bit extra from each paycheck, buy more shares at lower prices, and let the market's long-term upward trend do the rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retirement Funds: Invest More Now] Reference

But if you look through that, what might be a temporary food price spike, you see a long-term upward trend in the price of food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Future Directions for Australian Assistance to Africa] Reference

The Bank is forecasting much of the same - short term upward pressure, followed by a period at the upper end of the target range.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

I do not know whether or not this will offer support as the overall pattern is rangebound, albeit within a long-term upward trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Big Picture] Reference

However, he also warned of strong short-term upward pressure on inflation, suggesting the ECB is unlikely to cut rates in the near future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euro advances] Reference

Sure, we can have a record cold day, week or month - while at the same time being in the midst of a long-term upward trend of temperatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard Stuebi: Weather Does Not Equal Climate] Reference