Example sentences of "has increased [prep] [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 As the task of sentencing has increased in complexity in recent years the role of this report has become steadily more important .
2 An example of subjective probability is as follows : the Production Manager of a fast-growing microcomputer manufacturer , whose production has increased by 50% in the past year , without additional capital investment , now estimates the probability of repeating that 50% growth rate as .4 , given no change in investment levels .
3 In Darlington , where the Neighbourhood Watch scheme is supposed to be the biggest catch all since the trawl net was invented and where you can get into terrible trouble for suggesting there might be holes in the net the number of burglaries from houses has increased by 25pc in a year .
4 According to Verdict , a retail-industry analyst , the gross margin on fresh foods has increased from 21% in 1986 to 28% in 1990 .
5 Dividend per share has increased from 3.0p in 1980 to 15.8p in 1989 — a compound growth rate of 20% per annum .
6 The proportion of births jointly registered by both parents has increased from 46% in 1971 to 71% in 1989 .
7 The real net income of a married couple on average male earnings with two children has increased from £194 in 1978-79 to £262 in 1991-92 — a rise of 35 per cent .
8 Profit per employee has increased from £5,800 in 1989–90 to £11,800 in 1992–93 .
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