increased severity

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandseverity

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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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severity
noun[U]
uk
/sɪˈver.ə.ti/us
/səˈver.ə.t̬i/
seriousness:
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(Definition ofincreaseandseverityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The activation or exacerbation of selfbeliefs is likely to lead to the earlier occurrence andincreasedseverity(intensity and duration) of seasonal depression.
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Rumination was associated with an increased level of dysfunctional beliefs and faulty attribution, which in turn was associated withincreasedseverityof depression.
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Importantly, selegiline treatment was not associated withincreasedseverityof positive symptoms.
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Evidence forincreasedseverityand duration of illness.
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The main reason for the increased use of prison is theincreasedseverityof sentencing.
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This will be based on preventing reoffending as well as punishment and will ensure that persistent offending leads to anincreasedseverityof punishment.
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There is nothing but cruelty, inhumanity, andincreasedseverityin that.
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They are both marked by anincreasedseverityof test.
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To go for both—increasedseverityof test and reduced adequacy of direct benefit—is doubly unpleasant.
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The regulations are enforced more strictly on those occasions, and infringements are punished withincreasedseverity.
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There is a definite correlation between high speeds and theincreasedseverityof road accident injuries.
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It examined studies carried out in a number of countries and came to a fairly firm conclusion that increases in speed limits generated more accidents, and accidents ofincreasedseverity.
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Indeed, this relationship between zinc deficiency reduced immune functioning has been shown to correspond with anincreasedseverityof diarrheal disease.
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High levels of sitosterol concentrations in blood have correlated withincreasedseverityof heart disease in men who previously suffered heart attacks.
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Some of the factors affecting corals are a rise in sea temperature and consequent coral bleaching,increasedseverityof storms, ocean acidification, coral disease and various human impacts.
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Disease features significantly associated with reduced survival are anincreasedseverityof cognitive impairment, decreased functional level, history of falls, and disturbances in the neurological examination.
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This can be visible for up to 5 weeks following treatment and hasincreasedseveritywith higher microfilarial loads.
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