Example sentences of "[vb -s] increase [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trade in wild animals as pets and status symbols has increased dramatically over the last century to the point at which many animals are now very rare and in danger of being wiped out . |
| 2 | Mobility in North Yorkshire is increasing dramatically , has increased dramatically over the last ten years and I think there are sustainability arguments against a level erm of provision at fifty er around that level . |
| 3 | the rate of change in society has increased dramatically during the last two centuries . |
| 4 | Expenditure on education has increased steadily over the last few years even in ‘ real terms ’ after inflation is taken into account , as Figure 8.6 shows . |
| 5 | The number of designated clean air zones has increased steadily during the last 25 years , and Table 15–1 shows the dramatic reduction in smoke pollution in the UK . |
| 6 | The scale and pace of these losses appears to be unprecedented ; it has increased markedly in the last decade . |
| 7 | the number and proportion of women in paid employment in the United Kingdom has increased substantially since the Second World War , and |
| 8 | However the quantity of remainders has increased greatly in the last decade , and titles are also being remaindered increasingly quickly to save on overheads ( even to the extent of remainder prices being agreed with dealers before publication ) . |
| 9 | The level of owner occupation in Britain has increased rapidly during the last 30 years to the point where nearly two out of every three households either own or are buying their own home . |
| 10 | Age at first marriage has increased rapidly in the last two decades . |
| 11 | Furthermore , evidence from police convictions and research suggests that the use of cannabis , and perhaps amphetamines , though punctuated by temporary troughs , has increased consistently over the last three decades . |
| 12 | In addition , the volume of air traffic has increased considerably over the last 16 years although the growth experienced in the late seventies has not been maintained more recently . |
| 13 | Hay fever has increased four-fold over the last 20 years , with some five million people now suffering from the condition . |
| 14 | While the quality of play , and competition , at the top end of the women 's game has increased superbly in the last few years , the drop off after the first half dozen or so , is still equally evident . |