Scottish Trades Union Congress general secretary Grahame Smith said the statistics represented "better news than recent months".
But strategists for both parties say that voters are more fickle than recent election results let on.
In Watson, a CPA with significant experience and expertise was paid a smaller salary than recent college graduates.
By some accounts shoppers came out in droves, spending more and buying on credit at higher rates than recent years.
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The increase, based on an actuarial study, will be announced in August and should be smaller than recent increases, he said.
But look no further than recent headlines for real world proof that government economists may be low-balling the costs of climate change.
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As for women, the huge numbers joining the two class-action suits often reflect complaints dating back many years, rather than recent abuses.
Despite the overall market weakness, there are some stocks that have bucked the trend and are trading nearer to recent highs than recent lows.
However, its screen is lower resolution than recent models from LG, HTC and Nokia, and can display 720p HD video rather than 1080p output.
The drastic disparity between what Johnson promised and what he delivered this year should inform investment decisions more than recent bullish noises from analysts.
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There is thus a greater potential for German far-right parties to succeed at the ballot box than recent election results and party membership figures might suggest.
Galleries will close, artists will have a tougher time showing and buyers will likely opt for paintings from old masters rather than recent art school grads.
The sale price is much lower than recent NBA transactions.
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To grasp the intellectual poverty that awaits us in a smart world, look no further than recent blueprints for a "smart kitchen" an odd but persistent goal of today's computer scientists, most recently in designs from the University of Washington and Kyoto Sangyo University in Japan.
More than any recent election, more than 2008, this is a choice between two fundamentally different visions of where we need to go as a country.
Dabhoya is a lot more bullish than some recent, solid analysis by sector researchers at PwC.
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But taken together HP's future is looking a lot brighter than its recent past.
Style variations on the theme (other than the recent alarming outbreak of color) are minimal.
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Regardless, the long-term picture for this New Jersey-based heavyweight is rosier than the recent unpleasantness suggests.
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New Orleans appears to be getting a bigger lift than other recent Super Bowl hosts.
And nowhere has the power of voice been clearer than in recent presidential elections.
Significantly more than the recent withdrawal of child benefit from higher earners, for example.
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Besides, more civilian deaths have occurred in the area from earthquakes than in recent wars.
It said its capital plan for next year was smaller and more focused than in recent years.
Still, the general tenor of the market place is a bit calmer this week than in recent weeks.
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Indeed, the Grasso pay scandal is probably a bigger black eye than the recent tiff involving NYSE specialists.
Bond-market investors and commercial bankers are less under threat from bailing-in than their recent howls of protest might suggest.
In 2008, more than in recent campaigns, the delegate count may prove important.
This particular flu strain has lead to more severe disease with more deaths and hospitalizations than in recent years.
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Well, the NEK has whipped up something to lend a hand that's a bit larger than another recent scanner.
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