Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [noun pl] to increase their " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anything that can be come to encourage companies to increase their efforts or to consider exporting as a viable means of increasing profitability has to be seen as a most worthwhile and objective exercise . ’ |
| 2 | Already Darlington and South-West Durham authorities had joined forces to increase their service-buying power and other districts were keen to follow suit , said Mr Gary Smith , director of finance and business strategy with the NRHA . |
| 3 | The group is now trying to encourage members to increase their commitment to 1 per cent ( which still pales in comparison with the US , where there are 2 , 5 and 10 per cent clubs ) . |
| 4 | According to some reports the settlers were trying to force Palestinians to increase their use of firearms , thereby provoking the IDF into using its full military might . |
| 5 | Recently a number of trade unions , especially the Transport and General ( TGWU ) and the General and Municipal ( GMBATU ) unions , have made efforts to increase their organization of seasonal workers , just as the former has also made efforts to increase its organization of agency workers [ see Chapter 5 ] . |
| 6 | In recent years the head offices of Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have taken steps to increase their influence on this process , and have aroused the resentment of local favourites whose chances of nomination have been jeopardised by this " interference " . |
| 7 | Lost bytes : Computer experts IBM have urged businesses to increase their back-up facilities after a survey commissioned by them suggests that up to £1.5bn a year is lost through computer breaches and damage to computer systems . |