A rewarding day of job hunting, interviews, or bringing a major project closer to fruition all move your index higher.

求职，面试的丰收日，或者你即将完成一个主要的项目，全都让你的(含金量)指标更高。

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Obesity is defined as having a body mass index higher than 30—the equivalent of being about 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds.

肥胖指的是体重指数高于30的，比如说，170cm的人却有220磅（相当于99.7903KG）。

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He'll start to feel better about a recovery if the index gets back to 20 this year - even if it's only prospective buyer traffic that pushes the index higher.

如果这一指标本年内恢复到20，他就会开始觉察出有一个良好转机——即使只是预计买主数量推动了这一指数变得更高。

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And another British study reported last year that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk of osteoarthritis.

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Rising stock prices, falling applications for unemployment benefits and a gain in housing permits drove the index higher.

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Of course the price of commodities has been incredible with the Reuters-Jefferies CRB Index higher by 35.35% since the low on May 25th 2010.

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Financial stocks have the 30-stock index higher in 2012, but it was a housing play that proved to be the engine driving its advance.

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