"increase" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The increase in energy costs, which also includes natural gas, gasoline and heating oil prices, could slow economic growth around the world next year.
- Many economists fear that another big increase could slow the economy too much.
- Since the current round of violence began in September 2000, the increase has slowed to about 5 percent annually, according to official figures.
- Such an increase, many economists fear, would spark inflation and slow the economy even further.
- And the increase in the labor force has slowed markedly because many more people have stopped looking for jobs.
- The increase may have slowed business somewhat, but many workers are still hired for four or five days each week.
- In some areas, the increase in cases has slowed, but no one makes much of that yet.
- "In the 80's, while the numbers are still going up, the increase is slowing, especially among black families."
- "But obviously a sufficiently large increase in oil prices would slow the growth of the economy."
- Property values have risen 10 to 15 percent a year since 2002, according to real estate agents, though the increase has slowed in recent months.
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