increased opportunity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandopportunity
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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opportunity
noun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/us/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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Occupational pension scheme membership had remained stable over the period from 1987 to 1993-4, in spite ofincreasedopportunityto join a scheme.
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Thus, in early adolescence there isincreasedopportunityfor young people's psychological profiles to influence their behavioral choices and, by extension, their developmental trajectories.
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There was also evidence ofincreasedopportunitycosts for this group of supporters.
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An additional factor affecting pathogen evolution is theincreasedopportunityfor recombination or reassortment.
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Increasedopportunityto engage in cooperative social interaction and exposure to talk about mental states should facilitate the development of social understanding.
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This is ascribed to theincreasedopportunityfor an aqueousbased deleterious process to occur during slow drying.
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Furthermore, theincreasedopportunityto contextualize rapid reviews within specific healthcare settings is an acknowledged strength of this style of product (7;9).
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Theincreasedopportunityfor familiarity resulted in a higher sense of belonging and security.
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Thisincreasedopportunitycost provides an incentive to stop cropping sooner, which implies conservation of fertility and recuperative potential.
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Bipedalism would have freed the hands and arms from locomotion, creatingincreasedopportunityfor manual expression.
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They call forincreasedopportunitybut stifle it.
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There would be no additional cost to the taxpayer and there would beincreasedopportunityto bring back many empty homes into use.
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Thirdly, it provides anincreasedopportunityfor competition, benefiting large non-domestic consumers in the first instance.
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We have reached a critical stage, a stage which possesses both increased danger andincreasedopportunity.
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If those figures are correct then they indicate that in the inner cities the comprehensive system has notincreasedopportunitybut rather has increased deprivation.
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If their standard of living can be built up to a figure higher than that £9·3 per head there is anincreasedopportunityfor trade.
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She said that thisincreasedopportunityis likely to involve the haulier in a delay of no more than half an hour.
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It also gives anincreasedopportunityto buy.
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