Example sentences of "that it [modal v] increase [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alf Morris , the Labour Party 's spokesman for the disabled , promised that it would increase pensions above the rate of inflation . |
| 2 | Has he seen its estimates , which suggest that it would increase business costs by an extra £50 million and cut 150,000 jobs ? |
| 3 | Why do so many thousands of other commuters go through such daily torture without concluding , not only that another bridge is not the answer , but that it would increase traffic flows into Edinburgh ? |
| 4 | Kuwait , which had insisted on a quota of 1,750,000 bpd , agreed to limit output to 1,500,000 bpd on the understanding that it would increase production when market conditions and prices permitted . |
| 5 | Nine members ( i ) criticized the government for its inadequate and inconsistent policies on genetic engineering and for giving higher priority to economic considerations than to animal welfare , ( ii ) criticized scientists for lacking clear research goals , and ( iii ) expressed deep anxiety about the human genome project , fearing that it might increase opportunities for eugenics . |
| 6 | He is anxious that it will increase conflicts between groups due to the strengthening of and increase of group identity . |
| 7 | It is all very well for the Labour party to say that it will increase pensions in line with earnings , but that presupposes that earnings will rise faster than prices . |