Example sentences of "it [modal v] increase [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Earl Eric was in England at this time , it may increase the likelihood that Swegen was also , for the two had collaborated in the defeat of Olaf Tryggvason , and Eric later fought for Cnut and was given the earldom of Northumbria . |
| 2 | Even in the early weeks it may increase the risk of a miscarriage . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that the experience of repeated , if relatively short , spells of unemployment is as great a problem as the experience of single , long spells , and that precisely because temporary work is the way in which many of the unemployed re-enter work , it might increase the chance of unemployment being repeated ( OECD , 1985 ) . |
| 4 | The UK continued to oppose the complete abolition of border controls after 1992 , on the grounds ( i ) that it would facilitate the free movement of terrorists , drug dealers and illegal immigrants ; ( ii ) that it could increase the spread of rabies and other diseases spread by animals ; and ( iii ) that the UK 's geographical characteristic as an island represented a valid natural boundary . |
| 5 | We were told that typically it could increase the level of instalments by about seven per cent — say , 35p on top of a £5 instalment . |
| 6 | It would increase the discount from 25 to 40 per cent . |
| 7 | According to observers the significance of the vote in terms of national politics was that it would increase the likelihood of the minority government seeking to secure the support of the Progress Party for the 1990 budget , which was due to be voted on in parliament in December [ see below ] . |
| 8 | In that way it would increase the number of such clients supported and thus become an even more cost-effective service . |
| 9 | If this were so , then an incorporation of this rank into stratification theory would give rise to a more accurate picture of women 's position in the class structure , and it would increase the validity of stratification measures . |
| 10 | he 's recommended to her that instead of making the third bedroom bigger , to make four bedrooms because it would increase the value of the house more . |
| 11 | but he recommended to her to actually make it into a fourth bedroom because it would increase the value of the house |
| 12 | If they acted accordingly it would increase the risk that just such an epidemic would occur , ’ he warned . |
| 13 | But it would increase the risk of undermining the pound and forcing a protective rise in interest rates . |
| 14 | It will increase the electricity will increase through the wire . |
| 15 | Any property of an organism that reduces its chances of being taken by a predator will be favoured by natural selection , as it will increase the organism 's chance of survival . |
| 16 | The government has announced that it will increase the staff of the Nature Conservancy Council ( NCC ) and the Countryside Commission by 30 per cent . |
| 17 | They do n't want to but she 's a strong-minded woman and very insistent , and if she telephones after dusk and I 'm not there it will increase the pressure on them . ’ |
| 18 | The mast track is now a common feature on most boards and with proper use it can increase the board 's speed and manoeuvrability , particularly in strong winds . |
| 19 | For example , if an appeal court thinks that the victim of a motor accident has been awarded too small a sum of damages for injuries inflicted by the defendant 's negligence , it can increase the award . |
| 20 | By making the flow of information between people or machines more effective or by automating a production process ( for instance by making possible a computerised technique in a factory ) IT can increase the efficiency or simply the flexibility of many organisations . |