| begin ascent | 1.51 | Slick food marketing began its ascent. | ||
| continue ascent | 0.79 | Clearly there are some signs that stocks will continue their ascent. | ||
| make ascent | 0.79 | Kaji planned to make the ascent without supplemental oxygen. | ||
| augment ascent | 0.46 | By Thursday, many of these storms will turn severe as a potent disturbance augments the ascent of the humid air. | ||
| resume ascent | 0.46 | Some analysts expect the dollar to resume its ascent against the yen. | ||
| fuel ascent | 0.33 | Pressure from abroad fueled the ascent. | ||
| pace ascent | 0.33 | Sony Corp. and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. paced the ascent. |