recent increase in

collocation in English

meaningsofrecent,increaseandin

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recent
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.sənt/
us
/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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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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in
adjective
uk
/ɪn/
us
/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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Arecentincreasein scrapie cases does not necessarily reflect a new epidemic.
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The impact of early deprivation has received renewed attention with therecentincreasein international adoption of children reared in institutions.
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If existential availability can plausibly be rejected as a major factor in therecentincreasein divorce, it seems reasonable to explore the area of value changes and normative availability.
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The majority of therecentincreasein preterm births is thought to be associated with increased maternal age, assisted reproductive technologies, increased multiple births, and obstetric interventions.
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The historical dimension is also important, because parenthood has different meanings in different temporal contexts, and therecentincreasein the proportion of divorcees with children may reflect this.
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We are also worried by therecentincreasein the number of political detentions.
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Before therecentincreasein charges the overseas printed paper services were losing £3 million a year, and even now are losing nearly half that amount.
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I am not aware of anyrecentincreasein the number of parcels lost in the post, whether through theft or otherwise.
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Elections that are free, fair and inclusive will be essential in helping restore political and economic stability and in reversing therecentincreasein poverty.
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I am advised that therecentincreasein mortality amongst young children has been mainly due to measles and its sequelæ.
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The information available to the police does not, at the moment, confirm that there has been arecentincreasein the number of undesirable agencies.
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The industry's anxiety has been increased by therecentincreasein the cost of oil.
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I wish to consider the supposed benefits of therecentincreasein unemployment.
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Therecentincreasein the amount of money available through building societies for house mortgages should help in this direction.
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I have received a number of representations, including some from pensioners, about therecentincreasein beef prices.
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That he has now virtually admitted by hisrecentincrease.
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Therecentincreasein war bonus does not affect that arrangement.
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Therecentincreasein their allowance merely restores it to its normal relationship with the domestic allowance.
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