significant increase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandincrease
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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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 ofsignificantandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsignificant increase
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There was asignificantincreasein the packed cell volume and albumin levels following anthelmintic treatment.
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Figure 3 shows asignificantincreasein voters' sense of informedness.
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Valian also reported that there was nosignificantincreaseover time in the proportion of overt subjects used by the children.
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Furthermore, nosignificantincreasein cardiothoracic ratio was seen in any given patient.
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In recent years, there has been asignificantincreasein the number of lesions thought amenable to catheter therapy.
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Asignificantincreasein saturation in the second month (from 85 to 91%) occurred in one patient (8%).
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In all years there was asignificantincreasein grain yield due to priming which was 11 % in 2002 and 2004, and 7 % in 2003.
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The children who showed an up regulation of the two immune parameters following school entry had asignificantincreasein respiratory illness after the earthquake.
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Australian data, however, do not show any evidence ofsignificantincreaseof this kind; there are similar and even greater variations at other times.
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In our population the mean value of subscapular skinfold thickness shows asignificantincreasewith age, whereas the mean relative weight remains constant.
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As late as the 1850s, asignificantincreasein tobacco production occurred.
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This group showed asignificantincreasein stage 5 questions in the second posttest.
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The result was asignificantincreasein the numbers of women elected.
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Technological advance and innovation need to be paired with a flexible and encouraging institutional structure, in order to produce asignificantincreasein productivity.
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For instance, an evolving secure relationship may be characterized by asignificantincreasein secure behaviors and a significant decrease in insecure behaviors.
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Recent years have witnessed asignificantincreasein the production and consumption of oil and natural gas.
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Asignificantincreasein food prices would cancel out the potential benefit from improved and less uncertain income opportunities within the market economy.
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