Example sentences of "increase of [noun] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exception , of course , is those less well-off pensioners who are disabled or over 80 , where the order provides for additional increases of £1 a week for a single pensioner and £1.50 for a couple , over and above the 7 per cent . |
| 2 | One year , we were given an increase of 40p a week on our state pension . |
| 3 | As evidence of our continuing commitment to poorer pensioners , we have announced in the Budget an increase of £2 a week for single people , £3 a week for couples , in income support for pensioners . |
| 4 | The increase in yield and a slight fall in cake costs resulted in a further increase of £5 a cow in MOPF . |
| 5 | By contrast , I make it clear that Labour believes it is right and just and should be the first priority for pensioners to get an increase of £5 a week for a single pensioner and £8 a week for a married couple , given the mean and miserable way in which they have been treated over the past decade . |
| 6 | The Admiralty agreed in respect of all such vessels to authorise a flat rate increase of £pound1 a month for all seamen over and above the wages set out in the union 's official wage book for 1913 ; the NSFU agreed to " use its utmost endeavour to furnish men required at such rates " . |