Example sentences of "increasing number of [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were frequent complaints that the limits were too low and should be increased more regularly to avoid unnecessary administrative waste , with increasing numbers of applications for extensions , delay , irritation and so on . |
| 2 | The Committee of London Clearing Bankers told us that in recent years the banks have been opening an increasing number of accounts for customers in the middle to lower income groups . |
| 3 | To continue to reply to the increasing number of requests for material for Standard Grade and Higher prospects and to this end to develop a limited resource base in the Education Secretary 's office ( beyond our own material ) . |
| 4 | An increasing number of claims for night visits was recorded during the 1970s , and anecdotal evidence suggests that this trend continued both before and after the new contract , although no figures have been published . |
| 5 | The privatisation of Channel 4 means it too will have to enter the ratings war , competing with an increasing number of channels for a decreasing pool of advertising revenue . |
| 6 | The University continues to attract a large and increasing number of applications for undergraduate courses , thus ensuring the high calibre of entrants as the number of places increases . |