proportional increase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproportionalandincrease
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proportional
adjective
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.əl/
If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does ...
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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 ofproportionalandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Note also that the much larger product and variant span did not create aproportionalincreasein costs for the feeders.
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These changes in developed countries have been driven largely by theproportionalincreasein the population of older people requiring long-term health care.
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The shade-tolerant species were more likely to show aproportionalincreasein nutrient concentrations (luxury consumption), especially of phosphorus.
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Looking first at contributory versus non-contributory pension schemes, it is clear that theproportionalincreasein pension cost is greater for contributory schemes.
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Over time, as processing restrictions decrease, children are expected to show aproportionalincreasein their use of transitive verbs.
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Unfortunately, the number and extent of environmental problems caused by air travel have also shown aproportionalincrease.
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That would represent a largeproportionalincreasein the tax rate and would greatly restrict local authorities' flexibility in making budget decisions.
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Nor does the annual increase in the total represent aproportionalincreasein suffering.
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All this time there has been noproportionalincreasein the number of senior officers.
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These were very big declines; and they were not offset by anyproportionalincreaseof exports of higher grade specialised goods.
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The rates have recently been revised to meet increased costs, and the sameproportionalincreasehas been applied to all voyages.
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Theproportionalincreasein the aid given to developing countries is very welcome, but the amount is not yet nearly enough.
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The premium increases appear large in some cases as aproportionalincreaseover the premium charged last year.
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It is, therefore, not necessarily the case that merely by increasing productivity we shall get aproportionalincreasein the demand for coal.
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Annual increases of rate poundage impose aproportionalincreaseto all ratepayers instead of particularly to those whose incomes have shared in the growth of the national income.
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That is an enormous increase by any standards and aproportionalincreasein this country would not only not be tolerated but would be quite impossible to administer.
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One might have expected aproportionalincrease.
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Moreover, the agreement stipulates that the fishing possibilities in the abovementioned sectors may be increased if fishing resources permit, with - of course - aproportionalincreasein the financial compensation.
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Thus, large- or low-value resistors invariably take up more space, with aproportionalincreasein parasitic capacitance.
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This continues until the first transition occurs and there is aproportionalincreasein pressure with decreasing area.
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