upward revision

collocation in English

meaningsofupwardandrevision

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upward
adjective
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/ˈʌp.wəd/us
/ˈʌp.wɚd/
moving towards a higher position, level, ...
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revision
noun
uk
/rɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/rɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
a change that is made to something, or the process of ...
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(Definition ofupwardandrevisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofupward revision

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Anupwardrevisionof the threshold for mortgage interest relief is not just desirable but essential for first-time buyers in my part of the world.
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The real spending cut was caused by the significantupwardrevisionof the forecast for inflation.
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The 1965 figure for private investment represents anupwardrevisionfrom earlier estimates.
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She received a petition signed by 76,000 experienced motorists, calling for anupwardrevision.
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It allows for a smallupwardrevisionof the existing plans for local authority current expenditure on libraries and museums next year.
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About one third of theupwardrevisionto the forecast of non-oil receipts shown in the autumn statement was due to value added tax.
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The £5,000 increase was due to anupwardrevisionof scales of the salaries and pay of the staffs involved.
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Is it a downward or anupwardrevision?
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The only solution to this problem which the trade thinks would be of any advantage is anupwardrevisionof tariffs.
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Is there to be a generalupwardrevisionof salary scales in the nationalised industries?
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These provisional estimates will be subject toupwardrevisiononce further information becomes available after the end of the financial year.
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That can be through the de minimis rule and itsupwardrevision.
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Not only does the scale of police pay requireupwardrevision, but most of the conditions and allowances applicable today are completely out-dated.
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This asset ceiling was set 22 years ago and anupwardrevisionis long overdue.
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The review is perhaps an occasion for theupwardrevisionof that.
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However, a figure of £28 million has been calculated, with some possibility ofupwardrevision.
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The supplementary provision now sought thus comprises anupwardrevisionof £3·9 million for the current year, and a final upward adjustment of £250,000 in respect of 1979–80.
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It has been offered a guaranteed programme of 240 houses a year for three years, subject toupwardrevisionif circumstances turn out to justify it.
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We will therefore look at it again to see if we can make a smallupwardrevisionto bring the amount more into line with present day costs.
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