Example sentences of "[pron] have been a dramatic increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the last few years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of rigs available from shops . |
| 2 | In recent years , there has been a dramatic increase , amounting to a veritable explosion , in both the number and proportion of defendants who are committed for trial at the Crown Court in respect of triable either way offences . |
| 3 | There has been a dramatic increase in knee injuries since the '70s , when it was more common to break a leg ; serious knee sprains , probably involving torn ligaments , are at least ten times more likely than broken legs — mainly because bindings now release when they are meant to and boots give greater support to the lower leg and ankle . |
| 4 | As a result , there has been a dramatic increase in the number of occasions when councillors ignore the advice of their planning officers , override statutory planning policies and permit houses in the most inappropriate places . |
| 5 | The hon. Gentleman well knows that there has been a dramatic increase in national health service spending on any measure one cares to take , far and above the amount necessary either to keep pace with the general level of inflation or to keep pace with the level of inflation in medical costs . |
| 6 | In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people undergoing vocational training in France . |
| 7 | Because there 's been a dramatic increase in traffic in recent years we need to assess the impact on the river 's special environment . |