The needle rose to forty, then forty-five knots, but it seemed to be moving upward very slowly.

The needle was rising slowly to the surface.

The needle had risen only one more degree since the morning - the expected rate.

The needle must have risen again, but he did not look at it.

The needle on the containment building radiation level was still rising.

The reactor power meter's needle came off zero and rose to forty percent.

The yarn and needles rose in the slow time of her breathing.

The needle was rising rapidly now, a full mile a second.

Then they were out in the open country and the needle of the speedometer was rising.

He caught a glimpse of the barometer; its needle was quickly rising.