Example sentences of "it has increased the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has increased the powers of the Secretary of State for Education and Science , strengthened the role of central government , limited the functions of local education authorities and given considerable powers and responsibilities to governing bodies and headteachers . |
| 2 | It has increased the responsibilities of social workers , challenged the authority of psychiatrists , and extended the rights of patients and their relatives . |
| 3 | ‘ The idea was to open the game up , but in fact it has increased the amount of kicking from the hand and that is counter-productive . |
| 4 | It has increased the number of seats by three to 18 and will require that the MPs vote for at least three women . |
| 5 | The work has been useful in 2 ways : firstly , it has yielded demonstrator programmes that can be used to convince more senior officers ; and it has increased the number of people available with some knowledge of expert systems . |
| 6 | In the past year , it has increased the number of patients by 10 per cent. , the number of doctors and nurses by more than 50 and reopened two wards . |