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‘An increase can be gradual.’

[⟨det increase.n⟩ gradual.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

According to her, this helps her record the gradual increase of her speed and monitors how much she has improved since her last run.
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In Wikipedia:

The gradual increase in the use of letters in the serials of licence plates has given rise to an increased possibility of unintentional profane or inappropriate words or messages arising from the use of sequential alphanumeric combinations.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

This caused a gradual increase in unemployment, which exacerbated other growing domestic problems.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
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In Wikipedia:

These include gradual increase starting from low doses and supplemental administration of protein C (pure or from fresh frozen plasma).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hanna Is Moving Toward The Northwest Near 14 Mph… and This Motion Is Expected To Continue During The Next Day Or So With A Gradual Increase In Forward Speed.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Do I think the gradual increase in gas prices that started mere MONTHS after the first failed boycott is a direct result of failure to take part?
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In Wikipedia:

This literary movement is reflected in the music of contemporary composers, including Mozart’s German operas, Haydn’s so – called “Sturm und Drang” symphonies, the lyrics that composers (particularly Schubert) chose for their Lieder, and a gradual increase in the violence of emotion that music expressed.
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In Wikipedia:

“Two other developments are noteworthy: the development of the printing press in the fifteenth century and the gradual increase in literacy.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The public doesn’t have to rush and buy these products, as the increase will be gradual.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Where you have a gradual increase in depth from the shoreline.
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In Wikipedia:

While the increase in CD loudness was gradual throughout the 1990s, some opted to push the format to the limit, such as on Oasis’ widely popular album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The increase has been gradual, beginning after the Civil War and reaching the present high level in the 1920s, then flattening out.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The increase in demand has been more gradual than that and does not account for the dramatic increase in the price of oil.
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In Wikipedia:

Their increase has been gradual, but the number of visitors who flock into the place during the summer months so that house accommodation could not be obtained by all those who were desirous of spending the hottest months of the year in this sanatorium.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The person with progressive disease never experiences remission or flare – ups, just a gradual increase in the pain, swelling, and joint damage over time.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

A frog in a beaker of water at room temperature will not notice the gradual increase in temperature from a slow burning bunsen burner.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Second, there is a gradual increase in restrictions on types of wastewater treatment projects eligible for federal assistance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Meanwhile, the increase in dewpoints, meaning a gradual increase in the amount of moisture packed into the lower levels of the atmosphere, continues and therefore each day we find increased fuel for thunderstorms to feed off of.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.