Example sentences of "to increase [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the prevalence of acute health problems does seem to increase somewhat with age only a minority of those aged 75 + report the presence of such a health problem . |
| 2 | On the grounds of epidemiologic studies , based on specific serum antibodies , H pylori was considered to be uncommon in childhood and to increase progressively with age . |
| 3 | Male reproductive success is assumed to increase more with size as operational sex ratio ( OSR ; β ) increases : we assume that ) . |
| 4 | Secondly , this group is set to increase both in number and as a proportion of the population in future years . |
| 5 | The amount of pigmentation tends to increase slightly with age up to adolescence and brings with it a gradual improvement in visual acuity . |
| 6 | Male reproductive success R m , is also assumed to increase linearly with size , but more steeply as sexual competition increases ( Fig. 4 b ) . |