The phrase "a lower increase" is not correct and can be confusing in written English.
It is typically used incorrectly because "lower" and "increase" are contradictory terms; an increase implies a rise, while "lower" suggests a decrease.
Example: "The report indicated a lower increase in sales compared to last year, which was unexpected."
Alternatives: "a smaller increase" or "a reduced increase".
President Bush, who proposed a lower increase, vetoed the bill last week.
For general patients the cost will rise by $5 to $42.70 in January next year, while concessional patients face a lower increase of 80c to $6.90.
In total 20 health funds resubmitted a lower increase when prompted by the government, with some cutting back as much as 1.5%, easing costs for more than 93% of Australians with private health cover.
We recommend increasing on-site storage and treatment capacities to reduce risk-induced and psychological costs with a lower increase in logistical costs.
In fact, the Upper East Side had a lower increase than East Harlem (48percentt) and Washington Heights (47 percent), though rents in the Upper East Side are still higher than rents in those areas.
Ley said 20 health funds had resubmitted a lower increase, with some cutting back as much as 1.5%, easing costs for more than 93% of Australians with private health cover.
Furthermore, sons of alcoholics presented a lower increase in plasma ACTH content in response to an alcohol challenge than sons of non-alcoholics (Schuckit et al. 1988) indicating inherited differences in the response of the HPA-axis to alcohol.
A lower increase in the water cycle than the CC rate has been attributed to a weakening of the atmospheric circulation due to warming, leading to a partial compensation for the water cycle increase (e.g., Held and Soden2).
Compared with the Al2O3 particles, the ZrO2 particles cause a higher value of compressive residual stress and a lower increase in hardness.
The board's two tenant representatives voted against the measure, calling for a lower increase or a rent freeze, and its two owner representatives voted against it because they did not feel the increase was high enough, Ms. Holder said.
Wind barriers with higher thermal resistance and water vapour permeability indicated a lower increase of mould growth risk in structure in the course of reduction of the thermal transmittance.
