Modifies a noun

• autism: Detection of measles virus genomic RNA in cerebrospinal fluid of children with regressive autism: a report of three cases.

• taxation: Is raising revenue for " good causes " via lottery tickets effectively regressive taxation?

• taxis: Until 1990 investment funds were subject to regressive dividend taxes which rendered them very unattractive.

• tax: The most unfair, regressive tax of all remains the Council Tax.

• nature: The slightly regressive nature of VAT is a spurious objection.

• step: The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act marks a negative and regressive step in UK policy.

Modifying Another Word

• deeply: Not only is that deeply regressive, but its point is actually that it is deeply regressive.

• highly: The council tax is in most respects highly regressive.

• very: Currently, the whole tax system is very regressive with a top marginal tax rate of 40 per cent.

• infinitely: The material was then edited into elaborate circles of contradiction derived by riding the crest of an infinitely regressive, irrational thought.

• extremely: A leader in the Guardian argues that the current council tax system is extremely regressive and needs reform.

• not: The State should also make sure that the support is not regressive.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: One major type of GM application seems regressive in this respect.

• become: The claim that we are all treated equally in certain settings becomes regressive.