Example sentences of "also [vb pp] a [adj] increase " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the thousands of common criminals who proved to be such a bane for Siberian society , the nineteenth century also witnessed a steady increase in the number of people who , either by judicial or administrative process , were banished to Siberia for political crimes — committed or suspected — against the state . |
| 2 | Youth workers in Leeds have also seen a sharp increase in the number of 17-year-olds in custody . |
| 3 | Much of this year 's spurt in capital spending ( up from around $150m to some $220m ) is related to airbags , but the speciality chemical businesses have also seen a big increase , spread over a number of small projects . |
| 4 | Polygon , which specialises in contemporary international literature , notably Scots writers including Edwin Morgan , Liz Lochhead , James Meek and Sian Hayton , and a stimulating Determinations series covering Scottish philosophy , politics and culture , has also had a dramatic increase in output , from around five to 25 books a year . |
| 5 | In addition to the major landscape changes already outlined , Sinclair ( 1983 ) has also found a small increase in the amount of enclosed land ( 1.8 per cent ) , but a major change from vernacular enclosure to fences , with the area enclosed by walls and hedges down by 13 and 37 per cent respectively between 1949 and 1978 , but the area enclosed by fences up by 45 per cent , to give the overall pattern shown in Table 8.5 . |
| 6 | This finding is in line with a study from Sweden that also found a significant increase in incidence during the shorter period 1970–84 , resulting in twice the incidence in women as in men . |
| 7 | Borja also declared a monthly increase of 10 sucres in the price of petrol , but did not specify the effective date or duration of the measure . |
| 8 | We have realised these in our budgets by a reduced turnover , but on a more positive note we have also planned a slight increase in our capital replacement spend to retain the capabilities of our fleet of plant and vehicles to be able to take account of any upturn in the overall UK market which could well show through towards the end of the year . |