But those damages will be significant, and that significance is only increased by the fact the financial crisis weakened developed economies and left governments with vastly increased debts.
The anticipation has been increased by the fact that the clues dropped, mainly via Twitter, have been few.
The challenge for Iran's leadership – Khamenei and Rouhani – is increased by the fact most Iranians have not benefited from the easing of sanctions since the nuclear deal.
"I think the point is not necessarily how much it's increased but the fact that it looks like the trend is going up," Krieger said.
Indeed, some city officials said the tensions surrounding the Occupy protests have been increased by the fact that many of the groups involved have few recognized leaders.
As other writers have said, her charm, like that of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, was no doubt increased by the fact that the United States, at that time, was in the maw of the Depression, and people needed something to cheer them up.
The necessity for at least some cuts is increased by the fact that the costs of administering the welfare state, especially health and pensions, are set to rise extremely sharply in the decades ahead.
The likelihood of my own personal backlash was increased by the fact that we were parked in the bar for 15 minutes before being allowed to go through to the empty waiting table.
