Example sentences of "there [vb -s] been [art] increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | For if their own equilibrium price rises by 10 per cent and the average of all other prices rises by 10 per cent too , then they will not increase output because they know that there has been no increase in the relative price of the good on their island . |
| 2 | This means that members in the Republic of Ireland who are over twenty five years of age and have more than a three year no claim bonus have had no increase in premium for over three years and for all other policyholder there has been no increase for over two years . |
| 3 | ‘ That is a little unfair when you consider there are 5,000 family area places where there has been no increase . |
| 4 | Perhaps the only glimmer of hope is that there has been no increase in the use of heroin , cocaine and crack just 1.2pc admit to trying them , the same as in 1990 . |
| 5 | During the last few years there has been an increase in swinging and ground looping accidents and these must be analysed to see if there are new lessons to be learned . |
| 6 | Dietary changes also reveal improvements in food consumption patterns , since there has been an increase in the consumption of oils , chicken meat , eggs and milk , which in the past have been beyond the reach of many of the poor . |
| 7 | To cope with the gradual discharge of mentally handicapped people from hospitals , there has been an increase in the numbers of places available in residential homes . |
| 8 | Over the last few years there has been an increase throughout the UK in cases of bacterial meningitis , though it is still relatively rare . |
| 9 | Recently there has been an increase in the use of mobile fried-fish vans which cause odours in many places , and these are not easily controlled . |
| 10 | Whilst researchers will only be able to specify the ways in which large-scale social and economic restructuring has led to particular types of local political practice through empirical study , we can claim that there has been an increase in local political activity , in contrast to the relatively homogeneous picture presented in the 1950s and early '60s . |
| 11 | Furthermore , it has been argued that , during the Conservative terms of office , there has been an increase in the number of those living in poverty . |
| 12 | Research which has suggested that there has been an increase in voluntary early retirement has been based on the responses of financially secure early retirees ( see , for example , Heidbreder 1972 ; McGoldrick and Cooper 1980 ) . |
| 13 | There has been an increase in life expectancy , with the result that not only are there more elderly people , but there is also a greater likelihood that children will have left home long before the parents ' death . |
| 14 | There has been an increase in the number of rape trials , and hence , even if a constant proportion were reported , an increase in the absolute number of such cases being reported in the press . |
| 15 | Against this background of significant changes in household formation patterns it is hardly surprising that there has been an increase in the proportion and number of older people living alone ( Figure 2.9 ) . |
| 16 | The tenure data for the rings shows that here there has been an increase in owner-occupation at the expense of ‘ other tenures ’ which in these former coal field areas included colliery housing . |
| 17 | At the other end of the age range , there has been an increase in the proportion of the population over 65 . |
| 18 | Throughout the post-war period , there has been an increase in the numbers dependent on means-tested national assistance , or , as it was called from 1966 , supplementary benefit . |
| 19 | Again from Criminal Statistics ( 1988 ) we see that there has been an increase in the number of offences cleared up by the police , between 1979 and 1988 of 27.3 per cent ( from 980,700 to 1,248,900 ) . |
| 20 | As table 12.1 shows , there has been an increase in party unity in the last ten years in the house , but not in Senate . |
| 21 | there has been an increase in water metering . |
| 22 | Whilst casualties to passengers and pedestrians show little long-term movement , there has been an increase in the number of car driver casualties . |
| 23 | There has been an increase in the dependency ratio because of several factors . |
| 24 | There has been an increase in suitable candidates , with women becoming more highly qualified through educational opportunities — businesses realise they can not afford to cut themselves off from 50 per cent of the market eg IBM , Unilever . |
| 25 | There has been an increase in prostitution because of the recession . ’ |
| 26 | Overall there has been an increase in the number of candidates involved in advanced courses , with a total of 23,945 candidates ( 20,870 previously ) enrolled for assessment . |
| 27 | New sources in Eastern European business information have been acquired , and there has been an increase in the number of trade directories and market research reports . |
| 28 | The Cash Collection/Enquiry Service follows the same philosophy of experienced and capable staff dealing with enquiries at the counter and so there has been an increase in the Administrative Assistants required for this service with a compensating reduction in clerical staff . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman will recall that since we have been in office , there has been an increase in the strength of the Cumbrian police of 110 uniformed officers and 144 civilians , making a total increase of 254 . |
| 30 | Since 1979 , there has been an increase of 15,000 uniformed officers , whereas their numbers were cut under the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) . |