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had increased in vs had increase in

The correct phrase is "had increased in." The verb "increase" should be in the past participle form "increased" when used with the auxiliary verb "had." This phrase is commonly used in English to indicate a past action of growth or rise.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 3500 views

had increased in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a past action of growth or rise in a specific context or situation.

Examples:

  • The number of participants had increased in the last quarter.
  • The company's revenue had increased in the previous year.
  • The temperature had increased in the afternoon.
  • The demand for the product had increased in the market.
  • The level of pollution had increased in the city.
  • After 12 months, BMD had increased in the lumbar spine and total hip by 5% and 1%, respectively, compared with placebo.
  • On the basis of the documents (the study) it submitted subsequently, Germany demonstrated that, notwithstanding the increase in energy taxes, energy consumption had decreased continuously and energy efficiency had increased in both vegetable and flower cultivation in greenhouses.
  • In this respect, it was found that Taiwan had a substantial domestic market for the product concerned, and that domestic prices had increased in comparison with the original investigation, in an even higher proportion than the costs of raw materials.
  • On 18 June 2008 the UN announced that Colombia's production of coca leaf (from which cocaine is extracted) had increased in the course of 2007 by no less than 27 %.
  • The Community industry pointed out that it had increased difficulties in raising capital.
  • Campbell emphasised that the interception capabilities of several European countries (e.g. Switzerland, Denmark, France) had increased substantially in recent years.
  • It had already increased in 1999, after only a slight slowdown following the Asian and Russian crises.
  • Enlargement, he said, had increased social disparities in the Union.
  • Against this background, since the mid-1990s wage moderation and consistent productivity growth have helped to contain the rise in unit labour costs, which had increased sharply in the early 1990s.
  • In 2003 prices reached an unsustainable low point and had to be increased in 2004.
  • On this basis, one interested party claimed that capacity had likely not increased in China.
  • It had increased to 38300 tonnes in 2001, but decreased in the IP.
  • It was projected that the intermodal shift would be stabilised once maritime traffic, in terms of journeys and tonnage, had increased by one third in 2011 compared with 2007.
  • It stressed that while the imports from the PRC had increased significantly in 2007 in relation to the earlier periods, the Union industry moved from a loss making to a profitable situation in that year.
  • On 26 October 2008 Porsche announced that it had increased its stake in Volkswagen by 7.48 % to 42.6 % of the ordinary shares and that it had cash-settled options (CSOs) on a further 31.5 %.
  • This indicated that profitability had increased from 15 % in 2000 to 31 % in 2002, and 33 % in 2003.
  • Union consumption dropped strongly by 24 % between 2006 and the IP. The consumption had however slightly increased in 2007 and first half of 2008.
  • The share of low achieving pupils in reading, which had increased from 21% in 2000 to 24% in 2006, improved to 20% in 2009.
  • The investigation showed that imports from the PRC had significantly increased both in absolute and relative terms during the period considered.
  • By day 6 (the last day of treatment) FEV1 had increased by 10.8% in the oseltamivir treated group compared to 4.7% on placebo (p = 0.0148) in this population.

had increase in

This phrase is incorrect in English.

Alternatives:

  • had increased in

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