51.   Any increases in spending on education were seen as insufficient by staff and students alike at major universities.

52.   Any sudden increase in the number of a particular pest, however, need immediate action.

53.   Arguments in favour of a more substantial increase in the supply of medical staff come from several sources.

54.   As a result of its total quality management program, a manufacturing firm we worked with experienced a significant increase in business.

55.   As a result, a small increase in local spending will translate into a big rise in council tax.

56.   As motorists have found to their cost, the result has been a sharp increase in petrol prices at the pump.

57.   As we predicted, the first movers have enjoyed the advantages of sound management expertise and an increase in their public profile.