Example sentences of "a increase [prep] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An increase in women 's numerical representation is therefore given a biological or cultural , rather than an egalitarian , justification . |
| 2 | He announced an increase in Members ' salaries from £400 to £600 . |
| 3 | Pension funds face shortfall An increase in employers ' contributions can not be discounted , says DEBBIE HARRISON |
| 4 | It follows that , other things being equal , the average price level will rise if there is an increase in average wage earnings , an increase in the average cost of imported material inputs , an increase in firms ' profit margins or a decrease in the average productivity of labour . |
| 5 | In practice it is difficult to predict the precise amount by which money supply will expand if there is an increase in banks ' liquidity . |
| 6 | It is usually the case that those things which best suit the Michels model are social movement organizations which have goals which can be ‘ compromised ’ because they are things — like an increase in workers ' standards of living or an improvement in working conditions — which are divisible . |
| 7 | The reforms entailed an increase in employees ' contributions from 3 to 11 per cent of gross wage ; the raising of the pensionable age from 63 to 65 for men and from 58 to 60 for women ; the abolition of special allowances for particular categories of employees ; and the merger of pension funds . |
| 8 | This motivated dealers more than a previously introduced incentive to sell PEPS which had been merely an increase in dealers ' OTC takeback allowance . |
| 9 | However , the growth has not been matched by an increase in lessees ' sophistication . |