Example sentences of "[noun] has been a [adj] increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviet Union 's response has been a relentless increase in its chemical warfare capability . |
| 2 | A consequence of these changes to the control of the curriculum has been a considerable increase in the number of legal provisions . |
| 3 | All through the 1960s to the present there have been numerous minor changes of staff but the net result has been a gradual increase in numbers of the field staff to meet the ever growing commitments . |
| 4 | The result has been a noticeable increase in the number of pilots who suddenly find themselves faced with a situation far beyond their control , usually a situation that they had not even considered at the start of the flight . |
| 5 | The result has been a substantial increase in homelessness and deprivation . |
| 6 | But one of the main causes of the recent remand explosion has been a tremendous increase in the length of time spent on remand ( Morgan , 1999 ) . |