Example sentences of "have be an [adj] increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , the BCS points out ( ibid. ) that the gap between the trend in recorded burglaries and victimization is much lower in recent years : there has been an appreciable increase in burglary victimization between 1981 and 1983 of 9 per cent , while recorded burglaries increased by 24 per cent . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ There has been an unacceptable increase in the crime figures year by year since this Conservative government came to office in 1979 . |
| 3 | As the changeover from traditional courses gathers pace , it is interesting to note that there has been an overall increase in the uptake of advanced level awards . |
| 4 | Many authorities have taken this up with enthusiasm , and there has been an impressive increase in consumer research ( Appleby et al. |
| 5 | It is 2 years since the first edition of this booklet was printed and during this time there has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of LM potencies . |
| 6 | A study of gender and enrolment patterns since 1980 reveals that , although there has been an enormous increase in the absolute numbers of both girls and boys attending school , at secondary level the drop-out rate for girls is not only high , but in proportional terms fewer girls reach fourth to sixth form ( 'O' and ‘ A ’ level grades ) than was the case in the 1970s , when for the most part only privileged whites reached these levels . |
| 7 | In recent years there has been an enormous increase in the range and complexity of capital market instruments . |
| 8 | First , there has been an enormous increase in the pressure on the parks . |
| 9 | While there is still some debate about whether or not anorexia nervosa has become more prevalent , there can be no doubt that there has been an enormous increase in research interest into this subject . |
| 10 | In the last 15 years there has been an enormous increase in the volume of frozen chips being consumed , even although straight-cut chips for frying still account for more than half the chips bought . |
| 11 | There had been an enormous increase in the accuracy and destructiveness of all munitions , owing to the introduction of information technologies . |