This leads to an increase in diseases like diarrhea, the second leading cause of death in children under five.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

When we have an isolated system, the criterion that determineswhether something happens spontaneously is the entropy has to increase.

对于孤立系统,决定一个过程是否自发发生的判据为：,熵必须增加。

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What you see in the insula conversely is when people see a price that they think is excessive You see an increase in that activation and that predicts they are not going to buy the product.

而相反，岛叶部分活动代表,受试者认为价格偏高,这种活动的增多意味着受试者不会做出购买选择。

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Some eye care professionals say all that screen time has led to an increase in what they call computer vision syndrome.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

They told him that if earnings go up-- we try to keep a target payout ratio-- but if earnings suddenly shoot up, we're not going to increase our dividends right away because that would set too high an expectation and we don't want to have to cut it.

他们告诉他,如果收益提高,我们会努力维持既定的股利发放率,但如果收益大涨,我们不会马上提高股利,因为这样会导致过高的期望,我们也不想降低股利

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It called for an increase in global efforts in order to reach the goals for ending the worst forms of child labor.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

If another receptor operating from a different ligand does the same thing, generates an enzyme which causes cyclic AMP to increase, the rate of cyclic AMP increase is going to go up faster than if only one of these was activated.

如果受另一种配体激活的受体,能够完成相同的过程,即激活一种能够促进cAMP生成的酶,cAMP的生成速率会比,只有其中之一被激活时更加快

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These proposed putting an end to the independent treasury, the establishment of a new national bank, and a tax increase on imports.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

Signs of climate change include an increase in rain when there used to be only snow, new plant life,and melting ice sheets.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

The couple created the Bridges TV network, an effort to unite American Muslims and increase understanding across cultures.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

The organization also calls for an increase in quality health care and an end to harmful traditional practices like female genital cutting.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Still,it says, there is an immediate need for the international community to continue and increase its investment in the fight against malaria.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

Smithson wanted his money to be given to the United States to start an organization in Washington designed to increase and spread knowledge.

VOA: special.2010.10.22

Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

An organization exists to support and increase palliative care across Africa.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

He voiced support for an increase in aid to Pakistan, but he made clear he is looking for something in return.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Analysts arguing against an increase say a larger troop presence would lead to a drop in support from the Afghan people.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The Obama administration is considering an increase in troop levels to counter increased military casualties from improvised explosive devices.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

He also led an intensive effort to increase African-American representation on the boards of America's largest corporations.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"We have detected certainly an increase in the past couple of weeks of the rate at which people are being allowed to return home,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

It is an issue where we need to take concrete action to increase the number of women in politics and especially at decision-making levels in politics,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Medical industry observers expect to see an increase in medical travelers, as continuing costly health care at home drives more Americans to seek medical services overseas.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

The government has also submitted legislation that would increase the excise tax on beer by an average of 50 percent per year from 2010 to 2012.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

has slowed slightly. Analyst say it's due in part to the economic downturn, tougher border enforcement and an increase in workplace raids by police looking for illegals.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

"I think history throughout the world, when it comes to law enforcement taking on organized crime, always shows an increase or a spike in violence as you confront them."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

His new strategy is expected to include an increase in both troops and civilian U.S.personnel who would help in areas ranging from agriculture to bolstering the Afghan legal system.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Critics say that a growing Taliban insurgency across Afghanistan combined with an increase of thousands of new foreign troops has intensified fighting in Afghanistan leading to more civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Activists are also encouraging IMF and World Bank leaders not to link new funds to austerity measures normally prescribed for borrowers, like cuts in public spending and an increase in interest rates.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

The agency report called for the need to adapt to an increase in more intense hurricanes in the Caribbean, above-average warming impact on glacier-dependent river flows in Central Asia,and droughts affecting fragile economies in North Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Admiral Mullen spoke shortly after the American officer in charge of training Afghanistan's army and police said his staff has sent Washington an analysis of a plan to sharply increase the size of the Afghan forces, beyond the numbers already approved.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31