dramatic increase in
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dramatic
adjective
uk/drəˈmæt.ɪk/us/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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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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Thisdramaticincreasein the rate of peerage creations was permanent.
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This appeared to be caused by adramaticincreasein neuroblast division in embryos 2 days after infection.
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One factor behind this change has been adramaticincreasein car ownership.
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A search of papers containing the keyword "bilingualism" in the 20 years between 1985 and 2005 indicates adramaticincreasein this trend.
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High schools have adapted to thedramaticincreasein the senior population by introducing vocational subjects.
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And why, if the child uses and inverts auxiliaries, is there a suddendramaticincreasein their use seemingly all at once?
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Thedramaticincreasein influenza and pneumonia hospitalizations between 1988 and 1991 is difficult to explain.
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In contrast, whilst crossover frequencies are unaffected, both pre-meiotic and meiotic exposure to ionizing radiation results in adramaticincreasein minisatellite mutation rates.
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Adramaticincreasein clinic status occurred when three or more factors were present, and specific combinations of factors were differentially predictive of conduct problems.
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In the presence of ecdysone we see adramaticincreasein the accumulation of a number of transcripts.
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The reason for suchdramaticincreasein mosaicity with cooling even at the optimal cryoprotectant concentration is unclear.
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Table 3 shows that across the two stages, the children show adramaticincreasein their use of non-present tense morphemes.
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Let us look first at thedramaticincreasein the token (or text) frequency of -ndo constructions.
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There was adramaticincreasein the indexed cost of hospital care: 228.1 points as compared with the 1982 value.
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Thedramaticincreasein studies of clinical practice may not be due entirely to a sudden interest in outcomes of medical care.
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It also saw adramaticincreasein the incidence of popularly elected heads of state.
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Figure 3 shows adramaticincreasein the government budget for export promotion in the recent years.
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