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The phrase "and the proportion increased" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes in quantities or ratios in various contexts, such as statistics, research findings, or economic reports.
Example: "After implementing the new policy, the proportion increased significantly, indicating a positive trend in participation."
Alternatives: "and the ratio grew" or "and the percentage rose".
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Relative to GDP, this amounts to 121.5%, and the proportion increased by 150 basis points every quarter over the past year.
"About 45% of the men with whom Wellington started the battle spoke German of one sort or another, and the proportion increased with every Prussian formation reaching the scene", writes Brendan Simms in his riveting book, The Longest Afternoon, the 400 Men who Decided the Battle of Waterloo.
In the United States, for example, the number of people engaged in service occupations in the 1950s already exceeded the number of those employed in industry, and the proportion increased thereafter.
After additional 1,300 days of incubation amended with n-alkanes, Methanosaeta were still the dominant organisms, and the proportion increased from 64.6 to 98.0% (Figure 5b).
The first isolate of spoligotype ST21 was from 1987, and the proportion increased from 1% to 12% (p trend<0.001).
It was estimated that 12.9% of the U.S. population aged ≥20 years had diabetes in 2005 2006 and the proportion increased to 31.6% in persons aged ≥65 years [1].
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In the groups aged 65 69 years and 70 74 years, the proportion increased by 28.2 and 16.9 %, respectively (Fig. 2).
The proportion of the highly educated in Croatia in year 2001 was 12.0%, and in 2011 the proportion increased to 16.4%.
The report, led by the University of Middlesex and commissioned by the Office of The Children's Commissioner, suggests some children are exposed to pornography while still at primary school, and the proportion increases with age with "a significant proportion of children and young people" viewing pornography.
A significant proportion of the population receive repeat prescriptions and the proportion increases with age.
In tissue culture, glutamate taken up from extracellular fluid is readily oxidized by astrocytes, and the proportion increases with extracellular glutamate level (McKenna et al., 1996).
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