Example sentences of "a marked increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been a marked increase in reports of deaths as a result of torture in Turkish police stations . |
| 2 | It is a period which has not yet manifestly reached its climax ; and in the more recent past it has been characterised in Britain , as elsewhere , by a marked increase in the use of firearms . |
| 3 | In all three cases there has been a marked increase in the proportion who favour the more liberal status quo . |
| 4 | ‘ It is clear that the extensions to permitted opening hours have not led to a marked increase in overall consumption , ’ the report concluded . |
| 5 | Now Renault is hoping for a marked increase in U.K. sales with the arrival last month of its diesel challenger , the turbocharged 19 DX . |
| 6 | Only a marked increase in erosion rates , coupled with evidence of changes in agricultural practice and/or extent of agriculture , might in these cases provide sufficient evidence of accelerated erosion . |
| 7 | As was mentioned in Chapter 3 , the American decision to sell grain once more to the Soviet Union in 1977 wiped out the Soil Bank established in the 1970s and caused ploughing up of marginal land and a marked increase in erosion rates ( Cook 1983 ) . |
| 8 | There has been a marked increase in Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim racism in this country . |
| 9 | The Alton office , based in Paper Mill Lane , have seen a marked increase over the past six months in the number of adults looking to change careers , either as a result of job loss , reduction in promotion prospects , or a desire to retrain in a different field . |
| 10 | Hypertriglyceridaemia was well represented with a marked increase in Type 2b , the type with combined hyperlipidaemia , at 24 per cent compared to 2 per cent in the control group . |
| 11 | The Department of Education and Training ( DET ) has consequently implemented some changes , including reform of language policy , development of training facilities ( though many of these are financed by industry and capital , not by the state ) and a marked increase in investment in the African school system . |
| 12 | Although Pearce has demonstrated that the major generating and receiving nations are developed nations , especially in Europe and North America , there has been a marked increase in tourism to developing countries which is actively encouraged to generate foreign currency . |
| 13 | In the field of housing where central financial controls have made housebuilding by councils almost impossible , there has been a marked increase in partnerships with housing associations and many councils have also sought to encourage low cost housing through equity share schemes with the private sector . |
| 14 | Within a declining overall level of grant , there has been a marked increase in the share targeted for particular purposes ( specific and supplementary grants rose from 17.6 per cent of the total grant in 1981/82 to 23.6 per cent in 1986/87 ( Douglas and Lord , 1986 , p. 29 ) ) . |
| 15 | While there was a marked increase in referrals to the Samaritans during and after the showing of the series , there was no change in the number of suicide attempts during the relevant periods . |
| 16 | Thus although a marked increase is apparent in recent years it may prove to be due entirely to three freak movements . |
| 17 | A marked increase in numbers has occurred recently . |
| 18 | A marked increase in the number occurring has been recorded since about 1968 , except in the autumn , and the species now winters regularly . |
| 19 | Walpole-Bond noted that few of the early historians of Sussex birds recorded the Redshank as a breeding species , and that there was a marked increase and spread from about 1900 . |
| 20 | There has , however , been a marked increase in this important aspect of user education in recent years , and a number of handbooks and guides have been produced : |
| 21 | British Rail expects a marked increase in Railfreight services to and from the Continent after the Tunnel opens and extensive alterations to the Willesden/Wembley Freight Complex are underway to marshal trains from the South East and other parts of the Country . |
| 22 | Pomerania , with a population of over 100,000 Polish-speakers , was about 35 per cent Polish , and in spite of the flight from the land and the flight of the population to the industrial centres of the west , Pomerania was one of the few Prussian provinces to show a marked increase in its population , and almost all of that growth was attributed to the Poles . |
| 23 | Do not be surprised though if , following one of these episodes , she suddenly picks herself up temporarily and shows a marked increase of physical activity and busyness , which may include such things as arranging to have some redecorations done in her home or changing all the furniture around . |
| 24 | Naville also identified a series of problems with work with automated technology which he characterises as arising from a marked increase in mobility . |
| 25 | Nationally , there has been a marked increase in the sale and consumption of pies . |
| 26 | just as the reduced level of import controls during the post Second World War period saw a substantial increase in world trade , so the increasingly liberal attitude to capital controls during the 1980s has seen a marked increase in cross-border investment — both to establish new factories and to engage in takeovers of existing firms . |
| 27 | When all allowance is made for such factors , it has to be said that as some people get older they do appear to show a marked increase in anxious self-absorption . |
| 28 | AIDS first came to light in the USA in 1981 when the Centers for Disease Control , which monitor health data from local health departments , noticed a marked increase in a number of unusual infections , particularly amongst gay men . |
| 29 | Destinations contains a marked increase in text over the two previous Streamline English coursebooks and some units are of two pages , reflecting students ' developing proficiency in the language . |
| 30 | ‘ I have observed a marked increase in student participation since using Streamline Video in lessons . |