predicted increase

collocation in English

meaningsofpredictandincrease

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predict
verb[T]
uk
/prɪˈdɪkt/us
/prɪˈdɪkt/
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge ...
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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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(Definition ofpredictandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The greying of the demographic profile is accompanied by apredictedincreasein the prevalence of chronic conditions.
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Thepredictedincreasein hurricane frequency and severity in most climate change scenarios could lead to increase fire severity in the subtropics.
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However, in both cases thepredictedincreaseis not as steep as that observed and does not explain the extreme findings for much older husbands.
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An increase of expanding plasma velocity with plasma temperature was calculated and indicated that thepredictedincreaseof the plasma velocity with laser energy density agree with the measurements.
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It cannot be that thepredictedincreasein unemployment will cost only £13 million.
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They had, of course, already planned a programme to expand supplies over the next few years to cater for thepredictedincreasein consumption.
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The reduction we have seen, against apredictedincreasein the prison population, has undoubtedly enabled us to make a dramatic change in those forecasts.
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Thepredictedincreasein divorce and in co-habitation will mean that married couples will be in a minority in the population.
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Thepredictedincreasein elderly people, particularly those over 85, is significant.
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It also highlighted the implications for resettlement on such low-lying islands of thepredictedincrease in global sea levels as a result of climate change.
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The rate of growth envisaged for services—including hospital services—used mainly by the elderly is greater than thepredictedincreasein the elderly population.
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However, the currentpredictedincreaseis 42 and falling, and the chief constable said only a couple of weeks ago that the actual increase could prove to be zero.
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With apredictedincreasein temperature of 3 by 2040, the region's water supply as a whole is expected to decline.
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Between 2000 and 2050, the number of people in the world who are over age 60 ispredictedincreasefrom 605 million to 2 billion.
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In addition, thepredictedincreasein the number of persons aged 65 or older that could overburden a health care system that already faces shortages of health care professionals.
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The stability upgrades were to accommodate predicted increases in displacement as updated equipment was installed on the ships.
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Predicted increases in the number of logging trucks on public roads would also become a major problem when logging commenced in the region.
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