Example sentences of "increase [prep] [art] [noun sg] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that LRT is planning regular increases above the rate of inflation for at least the next five years . |
| 2 | The members wrote a letter to the authorities protesting at the increases in the cost of living , which had exacerbated problems of nutrition , health and transport . |
| 3 | They have betrayed their pledges and caused unnecessary increases in the cost of living . ’ |
| 4 | The IMF on April 8 , 1991 , approved a financing package for Costa Rica , authorizing disbursements of up to SDR88,300,000 ( about US$119 million ) over the next 12 months to support the government 's economic programme and to help meet increases in the cost of oil imports . |
| 5 | Firstly , it has its roots in commodity production and private ownership of property and , as such , forms the basis for the gradual development of capitalism , through increases in the scale of production . |
| 6 | In addition , there were some significant increases in the proportion of income going to the salary earners , suggesting the growth of the service and professional section of society , and a general worsening of the position of those who relied upon profits in the 1920s and early 1930s . |
| 7 | Oral administration of linoleic acid , a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid , leads to noticeable increases in the release of prostaglandin E 2 into the gastric lumen in rats and humans . |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received regarding increases in the incidence of ram-raiding . |
| 9 | Increases in the price of newsprint , increases in wages , a slump in advertising , a decline in classified ads as the rate of unemployment increased , all impact on the newspaper 's balance sheets . |
| 10 | Sri Lanka , like India , was subject to periodic increases in the price of grain , but the link between crime and economic hardship was not as strong as one would expect from the Indian evidence . |
| 11 | SHARP increases in the price of petrol and car tax discs were greeted with anger last night by Britain 's motoring organisations . |
| 12 | That would mean significant increases in the price of electricity for consumers . |
| 13 | In addition , sugar prices in 1990-91 fell to levels described by Castro as " rubbish dump prices " , while the crisis in the Gulf caused steep increases in the price of oil . |
| 14 | The main effects of increases in the price of oil have been twofold . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman referred to recent increases in the price of beer which , I agree , have been large . |
| 16 | The NRA attributed the downward trend in major incidents mainly to its tough and rigorous pollution prevention and control measures and the strong signals being sent by the courts through massive increases in the size of fines imposed on convicted offenders . |
| 17 | Transitory increases in the prevalence of HIV antibody have all been explained by imported infection . |
| 18 | No doubt you will arrange for corresponding increases in the letter of credit provided for in article Xl(2) ( iii ) . ’ |
| 19 | There have also been very striking increases in the use of credit cards ( virtually unknown in 1969 ) and bank loans . |
| 20 | Indeed , increases in snowfall during warmer periods leads to slight increases in the volume of ice , with marginal falls in sea level . |
| 21 | Increases in the volume of shipping are usually accommodated for some time by existing docks and harbours before the pressure on them leads to a heavy capital investment in fresh and usually lengthy building . |
| 22 | The Bank has consistently ignored that particular argument and in contrast argues that staff have an excellent remuneration package with annual increases in the form of increments and Profit Share Scheme . |
| 23 | Decreases in the length of Stay ; increases in the number of operations performed ; the introduction of new pieces of equipment ; new investigatory procedures ; new operations and other medical innovations will all have an impact upon the levels of nursing required . |
| 24 | For instance , planners might attempt to estimate the probability of the following : further significant increases/decreases in the price of crude oil ; increases in the number of terrorist attacks on civilian airliners in those Mediterranean countries which have large tourist trades ; the likelihood of political change in South Africa , and the chances of continuing economic stability in that country . |
| 25 | Then during the period 1410 — 50 the falling price of tin had necessitated increases in the number of work days and productivity to maintain the level of earnings , and more and more men , finding tinning an unrewarding way of satisfying their expectations , had turned to occupations such as cloth making and fishing . |
| 26 | But the north of England , Yorkshire and Humberside fared significantly worse with increases in the number of business failures of over 10 per cent . |
| 27 | The Worldwide Fund for Nature is , of course , just one part of a huge international Green Movement , in which we have seen massive increases in the number of supporters over the past few years . |
| 28 | There have been major increases in the amount of reporting of rape and other sex crimes in the media . |
| 29 | These losses were expected to be offset by increases in the value of oil exports , which doubled to $210,000,000 a month in July-September . |
| 30 | Technical and financial improvement saw the virtual elimination of live performances ( regretted by some people ) ; immeasurable increases in the quality of settings , costumes and production generally ; the commissioning of plays written specifically for TV ( much encouraged by Sidney Newman 's ITV ‘ Armchair Theatre ’ in the 1960s and BBC series such as ‘ Play for Today ’ and ‘ The Wednesday Play ’ ) ; and the discovery , with the Forsyte Saga , that audiences would happily get hooked on serialization of literary classics ( and not-so-classics ) . |