Example sentences of "doubled over the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In London , demand for our Home Care services doubled over the last twelve months . |
| 2 | The official Photochemical-Oxidant Review Group believes levels have doubled over the last 100 years , as a result of industrialisation . |
| 3 | And yet the proportion of women going out to work has doubled over the last thirty-five years ( from 30% to 60% between 1951 and 1987 ) , and almost all this increase is in part-time work . |
| 4 | Although , at 12% , the proportion of Catholics employed is still out of step with the Northern Ireland population , Short 's points out that it has more than doubled over the last 10 years , while the proportion of Catholic apprentices taken on has trebled to 20% . |
| 5 | The population of Hanoi has almost doubled over the last 30 years , but inadequate planning and sanitation measures during the expansion of the city have resulted in chronic subsidence and drainage problems . |
| 6 | The amount of rhino horn entering Yemen has doubled over the last 20 months , apparently as a result of increased poaching activity in Zimbabwe and Swaziland . |
| 7 | The number of companies mentioning environmental issues in their annual reports has doubled over the last year to around 18 per cent of the total . |
| 8 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
| 9 | The number of babies born to single women over 40 has more than doubled over the last 10 years , with the North West top of the older mums ' baby league table . |
| 10 | Brightreason will now have 20 per cent of the booming pizza market , which has doubled over the last eight years . |
| 11 | People know there is no tourism policy , and the number of personnel has doubled over the last years , but are we getting better services ? |