increasing hostility

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseandhostility

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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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hostility
noun
uk
/hɒsˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/
an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandhostilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreasing hostility

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Soviet success in part at least was responsible for theincreasinghostilityto that organisation.
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You are responsible for theirincreasinghostilityto this country.
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However, there is nowincreasinghostilitytowards the scale of opencast development.
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There wereincreasinghostility, fear and anger with the outside world.
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I merely said that very many people there are showingincreasinghostilityto it.
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The atmosphere appears to have changed from initial welcome toincreasinghostility.
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The unit disbanded after facingincreasinghostilityfrom the male troops remaining at the front.
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Thisincreasinghostilitycreated an impenetrable barrier between the two sides.
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After a failed re-engineering strategy, relations fell apart due toincreasinghostilitybetween company leaders and employees.
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Bright lights installed in the parking lot were publicized as necessary due to theincreasinghostilityof the union.
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In any case we shall incur theincreasinghostilityand criticism of both these powerful forces, and, of course, of all the sideline spectators in all the various countries.
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In more recent years, town and gown relations have soured as students and permanent residents looked at each other withincreasinghostility.
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