Example sentences of "increase [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] children " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the inexorable increase in the proportion of children born out of wedlock ( see chart on previous page ) . |
| 2 | The authors suggest that the social consequences of environmental lead may be serious , with a large increase in the proportion of children requiring educational assistance . |
| 3 | The demographic trends indicated a growth in population of 30 per cent by the end of the century with a consequent substantial increase in the proportion of children . |
| 4 | The reason for the change is the huge increase in the output of children 's books — in 1970 just over 2,000 titles were published , last year just over 7,000 — and the organisers have now decided that a new method of selection should be put in place . |
| 5 | Two out of five ACET clients in Scotland are women and therefore we anticipate an increase in the number of children needing care . |
| 6 | DoH figures reveal a 65 per cent increase in the number of children between ten and 14 years old admitted to psychiatric hospital . |
| 7 | An increase in the number of children born , for example , will create an additional demand for education . |
| 8 | In particular , there was an increase in the number of children being injured as rear seat car passengers . |
| 9 | Although there was a small reduction in the total number of casualties in 1991 , it masked an increase in the number of children injured in cars who were not wearing seat belts . |
| 10 | For example , during the Second World War there was a dramatic increase in the number of children having free or subsidised school meals in public elementary and grant-aided secondary schools — from 130,000 in July 1940 to 1,840,000 in October 1945 . |