Example sentences of "have increased in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Employee trusts have increased in popularity over the past decade or so as a method of providing incentives for employees . |
| 2 | Evidently , corpora have increased in size as resources have expanded and techniques become more refined . |
| 3 | The horns of male deer , for instance , have increased in size because over many generations those stags with large antlers have mated most successfully . |
| 4 | However , not all sections were ‘ incorporated ’ in this way : ‘ whilst the ‘ respectable ’ sections of the working class have increased in size , the gap between them and the dwindling lower-working class , including the sections who remain ‘ rough ’ , has widened' ( ibid.:237–8 ) . |
| 5 | In the 1960s numbers began to increase , as they have increased in colonies elsewhere . |
| 6 | As LCD technology has evolved so these displays have increased in resolution with VGA now being possible — even in simulated colour . |
| 7 | In Java , homegardens have increased in extent in the last 50 years and now account for c. 18.5 per cent of agricultural land . |
| 8 | The traditional external source of funds has been bank loans , and despite some recent reduction in bank dependence as internal reserves or retained profits have increased in importance , higher levels of bank debt is still a characteristic of Japanese company finance . |
| 9 | Specific grants have increased in importance since 1974 and now account for approximately a quarter of current grants ( excluding the housing benefit scheme ) from central government to local authorities . |
| 10 | Sheep — the main culprit of woodland grazing in the LFAs — have increased in Powys from 1.51 million in 1939 to 3.13 million in 1982 , more than a doubling in numbers . |
| 11 | That may involve shipping it across borders , to countries where controls are more relaxed , which is why efforts to control international movements of waste have increased in step with the tightening of disposal standards . |
| 12 | The owners of the major-league clubs ( they have increased in number from 26 to 28 with the creation of the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies ) will also have to conclude a new contract with the players ' union . |
| 13 | Sean Rickard , Chief Economist with the National Farmers ' Union ( NFU ) , admits that such a financial harvest is possible ; during the past ten years , ‘ very small farms have increased in number , but decreased in acreage , because generally middle-sized farms are being split up with part of the land sold being taken over by larger farms and part becoming smallholdings . |
| 14 | On a nearby site there are several masts which have increased in number over the years and if this application is granted it could create a precedent and make other future applications difficult to refuse . |
| 15 | Such societies have increased in number and diversity , as the numbers of scientists have increased , and their meetings are still used for the early communication of research results . |