Example sentences of "is a [adj] increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until there is a substantial increase — indicating scarcity and demand — the fast reactor seems set to remain in one of the more exclusive suburbs of El Dorado . |
| 2 | By anybody 's standards , and even by the rather disorganised measurements applied by the hon. Gentleman , that is a substantial increase . |
| 3 | That is a substantial increase by any criteria . |
| 4 | When expressed as a rate there is a continuous increase in disability with age . |
| 5 | There is a resultant increase in the number of word candidates in the word lattice . |
| 6 | Indeed , there is a striking increase in nuclear calcium when neurons are depolarized . |
| 7 | Until puberty , both boys and girls produce roughly similar quantities of both sex hormones , but at puberty there is a sharp increase in the secretion of sex-related hormones . |
| 8 | Another of the wide-ranging structural changes the regulationist school identify with the technical developments of neo-Fordism in the UK is a sharp increase in concentration of economic activity in the hands of multinationals . |
| 9 | There is a progressive increase in the percentage of cases with defective cardia in all parameters evaluated according to the severity of endoscopic oesophagitis , which is significantly more pronounced in patients with oesophagitis Grade III and IV ( p<0.001 ) . |
| 10 | The preformationist view may just be tenable by a believer in the Garden of Eden : an evolutionary biologist must reject it , and accept the alternative ‘ epigenetic ’ view , that there is a genuine increase in spatial complexity during development . |
| 11 | A more likely explanation , however , is that there is a genuine increase in the activity of the enzymes producing the A and B antigens , namely alpha 1,3 N-acetylgalactoseaminyltransferase and alpha 1,3 galactose transferase . |
| 12 | The other two simulations were barely distinguishable from run 2 where there is a gradual increase from the initial value of 370DU to about 500DU on day 80 . |
| 13 | There is a great increase in percentage terms of Stages 3 and 4 , sleep , at the expense of the lighter slow wave sleep stages . |
| 14 | Postage , stationery , fourteen O six raffle tickets , eleven pound , making a total of two thirty twenty six as against on the other side the income , three ninety six so we made a hundred and sixty six pound on on the open show which is a great increase on last year because last year we only made twelve pounds something twelve pound and a penny we made last year , so this is a great increase . |
| 15 | Postage , stationery , fourteen O six raffle tickets , eleven pound , making a total of two thirty twenty six as against on the other side the income , three ninety six so we made a hundred and sixty six pound on on the open show which is a great increase on last year because last year we only made twelve pounds something twelve pound and a penny we made last year , so this is a great increase . |
| 16 | Of course , there is a small increase in speed as the climb gets steeper , both because the glider is starting to ascend the arc of a circle and also because of the effects of the wind gradient . |
| 17 | That will have serious consequences , because where there is a small increase in spending by a local authority , high gearing will result in a large increase in the council tax that it has to levy . |
| 18 | Liberal Democrat To keep up with the growth of the elderly population LibDems are hoping to increase health expenditure by two per cent compared to what they claim is a current increase of only half a per cent . |
| 19 | Fifthly , even if there are undisputed economies of scale so that there is a net increase in surplus , it can still be argued that there is a social opportunity loss . |
| 20 | On the staff side we have recruited nine individuals , er , but since we 've lost three members of staff at the same time , that is a net increase of six , and since most of them are part-time , there 's actually only three full-time equivalents , we 've been able to do that entirely within the we had on establishments at work . |
| 21 | If we look back at what was spent in 1978-79 under the last Labour Government , we find that it was £3.7 billion , but we are now talking about a budget for next year of approaching £12.5 billion , which is a real increase of 19 per cent . |
| 22 | But from that point onwards , the result of bringing an increasing share of personal income into tax is a commensurate increase in revenue . |
| 23 | With an increase in income there is no increase in local provision of the good , but when the increase comes via a lump-sum grant there is a full increase in spending . |
| 24 | That is a generous increase by any standards . |
| 25 | It seems that many buildings will soon become unsafe unless there is a big increase in funds available for much-needed work . |
| 26 | Incidentally , Mr Burniston reports there is a big increase in the number of ladies running clubs and reckons there will be even more in years to come . |
| 27 | They say what 's needed is a big increase in the help and counselling available to those in dire financial straits |
| 28 | This shows that there is a constant increase in the time needed to make this choice as the amount of information increases . |
| 29 | After the delay period there is a linear increase in the labelling of secreted enzymes curving off to a plateau value after four hours at which time pancreatic enzyme stores ( zymogen ) will be fully labelled at a specific activity equivalent to that of the precursor amino acid pool . |
| 30 | The present and other results suggest that there is a linear increase in cumulative recurrence rates with time ( about 10–15% per annum ) until the plateau is reached . |