Example sentences of "it [modal v] increase [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the UN Protection Force in Bosnia said it welcomed the UN move , despite the possibility it may increase military tension on the ground . |
| 2 | Applied retrospectively , some reckoned , it could increase pension-fund liabilities by up to £50 billion ( $15 billion ) in Britain , and nearly as much in the rest of Europe . |
| 3 | Representatives of the 1,600 investors on Mr Outhwaite 's syndicate , who face losses of £305 million , welcomed the settlement , although spokesman Peter Nutting feared it would increase total losses . |
| 4 | If each employed man and woman worked one extra hour a day it would increase national production by over 7% . |
| 5 | But Downing Street made it clear that it was the Cabinet which set the £244.5 billion spending target — and it can increase that figure if it wants to . |