alarming increase

collocation in English

meaningsofalarmingandincrease

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alarming
adjective
uk
/əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/us
/əˈlɑːr.mɪŋ/
causing worry ...
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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 ofalarmingandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consequently, there has been analarmingincreasein the prevalence of nosocomial antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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We cannot leave the discussion about the delivery room without commenting on thealarmingincreasein rates of caesarean sections.
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I am referring to thealarmingincreasein drug trafficking in this country.
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Does he also agree that thatalarmingincreaseis affecting the provision of services at the sharp end?
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Given thealarmingincreasein unemployment, does he realise that that industry is labouring under grave difficulties and high interest rates?
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The alternative wording would have indicated a massive andalarmingincreasein the total cost.
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In my constituency we have had analarmingincreasein unemployment.
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He detailed thisalarmingincreasein the claims of the friendly societies.
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It explains, of course, thealarmingincreasein the consumption of gas and electricity.
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There is analarmingincreasein the number of markets where imports of our goods are coming under the most rigorous quota control.
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Is there anything in the nature of analarmingincreasein the percentage of these deaths?
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There is thealarmingincreasein the number of asylum seekers in detention over the past year.
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Secondly, there is the equallyalarmingincreasein import penetration.
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Massive unemployment was one, and it would be interesting to know what impact the recent ratheralarmingincreasein unemployment had on the recruiting figures.
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I submit that this is analarmingincreasewhich should cause serious concern.
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But since then there has been thisalarmingincreasein imports.
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In my view, at any rate, the democratic process today is very much under threat because of thealarmingincreaseof executive government.
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That was a time of explosive population growth in our big industrial cities and of analarmingincreasein water-borne diseases.
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People are profoundly worried about thealarmingincreasein crime.
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I thought it was necessary to make some reference to thealarmingincreasein juvenile delinquency.
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