Example sentences of "to increase [prep] size " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we had ascended a little more than half-way , I was much afraid we should have been doomed to return , on account of the masses of rock , over which we had to climb , beginning to increase in size ; we knew , however , that a descent would have been attended with infinite danger , and being urged on partly by eagerness in our pursuit , but more from a desire to be at the top , we determined to brave every difficulty . |
| 2 | Although there is a general trend for the private offices of many political heads of state to increase in size and influence , the British Prime Minister still appears to be less well endowed with this type of political support than leaders of most other states . |
| 3 | The waves seemed to increase in size as we passed the first section of headland , continuing to smash with awesome power to our right , too close to our right ! |
| 4 | During the first year of life weight gain is due to increase in size of fat cells , but from 12 to 18 months increase in weight is due primarily to an increase in fat cell number ( Knittle et al . |
| 5 | This not only reminds us of the existence of a non-state section of education ( which as we write in mid-1987 seems set only to increase in size ) , but also in drawing attention to the relations between the state and non-state sectors , points out features of the conditions under which the former operates that are frequently taken for granted . |