Object

• number: A Bristol hospital is taking part in a pilot scheme to increase the number of organ donors in the UK.

• awareness: Whilst this aims to increase awareness of criminal activity, the project also looks to reduce the fear of crime among young people.

• risk: Heavy drinking combined with smoking increases the risks 15 times.

• amount: We need your support to increase the amount of essays we have in our archive of papers.

• pressure: Consumption of more than about three alcoholic beverages per day appears to increase blood pressure.

Adjective modifier

• significant: This could result in a significant increase in your disposable income each month.

• dramatic: The cause for the dramatic increase seems to be the changed nature of warfare in Iraq.

• substantial: There is wide anticipation in the industry of a substantial increase in the worldwide demand for exploration drilling over the coming year.

• marked: The first quarter of 2004 saw a marked increase in new ADSL installations with a tail-off toward summer.

• slight: Four regional tournaments took place over the summer with 40 clubs entering the competition, a slight increase on 2003.

• steady: Now, after decades of steady increases, the number of bicycles on China's streets has begun to fall.

Noun used with modifier

• cent: It has proposed a 21 per cent increase in the interim dividend per share.

• %: In the first six months of 2001 alone, there was a 37.5 % increase in employe fraud cases passing through the criminal courts.

• percentage: Figures are also given for the percentage increase over each authority's figure for 2004-05.

Preposition: in

• number: Recent figures from the Land Registry show a massive increase in the number of houses sold for more than £ 1m.

Preposition: of

• %: SCC Council Tax How do the County Council justify an increase of 16 % in Council Tax?

Preposition: by

• %: Building of social housing is set to increase by 50 % over the next three years to 2008.