Example sentences of "[adv] with age " in BNC.

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1 Although the prevalence of acute health problems does seem to increase somewhat with age only a minority of those aged 75 + report the presence of such a health problem .
2 Probably she had found a sufficient stock of unused paper in the attic — yellowed enough with age to carry conviction .
3 As might be expected , the prevalence of disability varied greatly with age .
4 As a result of this and other difficulties involved in the buying and selling of sheltered housing , the National House Building Council together with Age Concern and a number of major developers and management organisations , has worked out a code of conduct with which all new schemes registered with the NHBC must now comply .
5 Table VI shows the numbers of cases of leukaemia and lymphomas for 10 year age groups in the age range 25–74 , together with age specific and overall incidence rates , in the three study areas during 1984–90 .
6 Both forms of mortality death rates increase progressively with age and this reflects the pattern of incidence described by community studies .
7 For both first and all admissions to mental hospitals the rate increases progressively with age ( see Figures 7.5 and 7.6 ) .
8 On the grounds of epidemiologic studies , based on specific serum antibodies , H pylori was considered to be uncommon in childhood and to increase progressively with age .
9 An obvious physiological difference between the sexes is that female hormonal concentrations fluctuate throughout the reproductive years whereas male concentrations are relatively constant , declining gradually with age .
10 The frequency with which it is enjoyed varies to some extent from person to person ; it varies still more with age and familiarisation .
11 Unmarried teenagers and older unmarried women have the highest abortion rates , but the proportion changes little with age .
12 Actually , this experiment alone does not demonstrate that experience is necessary : the change could take place automatically with age .
13 The amount of pigmentation tends to increase slightly with age up to adolescence and brings with it a gradual improvement in visual acuity .
14 Better pass boldly into that other world in the full glory of some passion , than fade and wither dismally with age .
15 The proportion of regular smokers increases sharply with age : the 1988 study found that in England 1% of 12- year old pupils smoked , 12% of 4-year olds and 23% of pupils aged 15 were regular smokers [ 5 ] .
16 The portion of women with complications of toxaemia rose sharply with age ; rates were two to three times higher for older women ( 40–44 ) than for younger ones , depending upon parity .
17 Other complications of pregnancy were found to decrease almost linearly with age of women .
18 The percentage of those aged 65 + reporting problems with these adl tasks does increase substantially with age irrespective of the task under review .
19 ( 1987 ) conclude that dementia prevalence increases exponentially with age with rates approximately doubling every 5.1 years .
20 The health and social service needs of the elderly rise exponentially with age .
21 Childlessness increased strongly with age at first marriage , even at ages where fecundity is usually still high .
22 However , the simple interpretation that state service-provision varies proportionately with age may also be misleading .
23 The absolute number of adults classed as disabled increases continuously with age up to 79 years and then decreases slightly .
24 Shoes were kept on wooden trees , never to lose their shape , or seam across with age .
25 The reason why this is particularly worrying to those concerned with the elderly mentally frail is that the prevalence of dementia rises markedly with age .
26 What is sure , however , is that prevalence rises markedly with age ( see for example Kay et al , 1970 ; Campbell et al , 1983 ; Maule et al , 1984 ) , and may affect as many as 20 per cent of people over the age of 80 .
27 Once again , tolerance decreased and hostility increased quite markedly with age ; and ( with the exception of " the rather anomalous group who call themselves upper working class " ) the same was true going down in social class scales .
28 The study found that the intelligence of most people remains constant until the age of 70 and concluded that ‘ for most people life satisfaction does not decline markedly with age , and the ability to function and adapt does not seem related to age . ’
29 However , rates of placenta previa increased markedly with age and with parity when age was controlled .
30 This system of ranking and responsibility , corresponding closely with age and years of service in the company , is one unique characteristic of Japanese organisations .
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