increasing uncertainty

collocation in English

meaningsofincreaseanduncertainty

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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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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us
/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofincreaseanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincreasing uncertainty

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Large industrial sites continue to operate but there isincreasinguncertaintyabout their future.
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If rainfall becomes unpredictable and unreliable as well, farmers will experienceincreasinguncertainty.
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From the teachers' point of view, there wasincreasinguncertaintyas to the purpose and use of grammar, and even as to its very nature.
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So, theincreasinguncertainty, depending on the distance from the sensor, should be included in the sensor model.
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If the marginal product of nitrogen is a convex function,increasinguncertaintyabout the availability of soil nitrogen will increase nitrogen application.
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Life at 85 and 92 : a qualitative longitudinal study of how the oldest old experience and adjust to theincreasinguncertaintyof existence.
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Thisincreasinguncertaintyis further accentuated in the context of intra-industry trade in which idiosyncratic differences in demand are driving forces of export growth.
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There will undoubtedly beincreasinguncertaintyover fossil fuel supplies.
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Who would prefer to upholdincreasinguncertaintyand armed violence with an openly approaching tragic outcome?
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Inflation damages the economy byincreasinguncertainty, discouraging investment, and reducing profitability.
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The old certainties of mutually assured destruction have been replaced by an environment of proliferation andincreasinguncertaintyduring the past 10 or 15 years.
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We want to see these used judiciously and transparently, with proper consultation, avoiding regulatory shocks which have the effect ofincreasinguncertainty, which in turn leads to increased costs.
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He used the word "could", which will causeincreasinguncertainty—he "could"increase stamp duty, he"could"increase employer's contribution or, he"could" increase company taxation.
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Dismantling this system of prices, with the unexpected method of adjusting the price, doing it only through the wholesale price, is causing and will causeincreasinguncertainty.
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This causesincreasinguncertaintyfor adjoining owners.
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These proposals will therefore help to create certainty for contractors and others in a climate ofincreasinguncertaintycreated by the attitude of outgoing authorities.
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They will be living in an atmosphere of steadilyincreasinguncertaintyat a time when certainty, stability and assurance are more than ever vital to the work that they do.
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