upswell

• But some of the Valley's old guard are skeptical they'll grow big and important enough to deliver sizable productivity gains for business and the nation or to produce an upswell in new core technologies. —  BusinessWeek.com --
• In general, I see an upswell in positives currently immersed in a sea of negatives. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
• They spawned a nationwide upswell of sponsors to press for federal funding and international medical interaction for all victims of PTBI and Pediatric Acquired Brain Injuries (PABI). —  CRM Buyer
• Despite the recent upswell in conversation about energy independence and the need to wean ourselves off foreign oil, few people seem to realize that plastic bags, clamshell takeout containers, and that iced-coffee cup are petroleum-derived conveniences-ones we don't need festering in our landfills for thousands of years. —  The Worsted Witch
• The first thing he found was that Bede's history was definitely read after 1066 - there seems to have been an upswell in manuscripts of the history found in England and in Normandy after the conquest. —  Westminster Wisdom

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