The first chart above shows how optimism in Apple, though low, has begun to grow again.
There are some signs, however, that Germany's spirits, though low, may be improving modestly.
In 2009, excess bank reserves grew through banks' preference for liquid assets, and the certain (though low) interest earned by deposits at the Federal Reserve.
Under Vallas, elementary school reading and math test scores, though still low, are at seven-year highs.
Recently, though, low natural gas prices and reduced electricity consumption due to the recession have dampened demand for wind.
Though these low-budget efforts serve an important creative function, anyone worried that he will abandon his day job need not fear.
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In fact, there's little of note in this utilitarian area, though those low-to-high pass filter controls are definitely a welcome addition.
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Repossessions, though still low by historical standards, rose by 65% in 2006.
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Localities including Tokyo and nearby Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures were reporting elevated levels of radiation Tuesday morning, though too low to cause injury.
Though still low, in the euro area it is inching upwards, perhaps because of a weak euro, or because of higher oil prices.
Records showed that al-Khawaja had lost about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) and had a low hemoglobin level, though not critically low, the government said.
Brandon Belt, a first baseman for the San Francisco Giants, says he relished his stint in San Jose in 2010, even though the low rungs of minor-league baseball meant seven-hour bus rides to games and balky clubhouse air-conditioning in the summer.
Serb paramilitaries are moving around, though mostly lying low, in the crescent near Pristina.
Secondly we could yet see a rush for the exit and a dollar crash, though fortunately a low probability scenario.
Growth, though from a low level, is far faster than in more famous banking centres such as Switzerland and Luxembourg.
Even though rates are low, lenders' standards for making loans are tight.
The system has been running since 2005 and can be judged a success in that tiger numbers, though still worryingly low, have been inching slightly higher.
What is best for the group has nothing to do with what is best for my best friend, even though she is low-risk and 46 years old.
Encouragingly, they have been increasing especially fast, though from a low base, to China, jumping by 44.6% in the three months to November compared with the same period a year earlier.
And though Zuckerman is more low-key than Trump, the two share enormous drive and ego.
Interest rates on government bonds rose on Tuesday, though they remained at low levels.
The first is that the price of gold has been rising even though official inflation is low.
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This was described as low even though it was the most since October and up from 673 in January.
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Costs though have been kept low, first, by adopting an open policy in selecting devices and software and encouraging multiple private vendors.
Tokyo's Nikkei average ended the morning down 2.19 percent at 8, 377.75, a three-week low, though it is recovering slightly as the afternoon sets off.
This is more complicated than using beneficiary and POD forms and can cost as much as having your estate go though probate in a low-cost-probate locale.
Despite the Fed's rate rises, overall financial conditions have remained loose: bond yields, in particular, have stayed unusually low, though they have picked up lately (see chart).
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