increase of violence

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandviolence

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withincrease.
increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us
/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was anincreaseofviolencein a certain area which caused us to increase our cover in the area.
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More alarming is the record of theincreaseofviolence, particularly between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one.
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We are aware of theincreaseofviolencein the family and that it is not unassociated with alcohol consumption.
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We are not dealing here with an isolated phenomenon in considering theincreaseofviolenceand, therefore, the increase in crime.
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As a psychiatrist, he has said that theincreaseofviolencein juvenile delinquency has gone hand in hand with the sensational increase in the circulation of horror comics.
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The consequentialincreaseofviolencein our society is in my view not a little due to the attitude of the television authorities to these matters.
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Following controversies in 1905 over theincreaseofviolenceand professionalism in college football, a number of rule changes were implemented in 1906.
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The strikers matched theincreaseofviolenceof the security forces.
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This decision is said was not unexpected, given the insufficient number of convictions, the alarmingincreaseofviolence, abductions and cases of corruption and complicity with organized crime elements.
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