An earlier version also referred to increasing the proportion of female developers, rather than all women in tech roles.
A target set during the last government to keep increasing the proportion of revenue from environmental taxes was dropped.
That means increasing the proportion of taxation hypothecated to a particular purpose such as health or green sustainability.
However, humans are changing the strength of the greenhouse effect by increasing the proportion of greenhouse gases in the air.
"That's why we have committed to increasing the proportion of black and ethnic minority apprenticeship starts by 20% by 2020.
Just this month the government reaffirmed its commitment to increasing the proportion of outsourced services it buys from small and medium-sized businesses.
Cable said the government had "struck the right balance" by "increasing the proportion of shares going to small investors to ensure they get their fair share".
In one example, Cambridge University's access agreement sets the goal of increasing the proportion of state-educated students to 61%-63% within five years.
"We will end the scandal of the neglect of child mental health, too, by increasing the proportion of the budget spent on these services".
Increasing the proportion would be a fantastic way to ensure the development and maintenance of the 'mixed communities' which every politician says they support.
But they will be mollified by our argument that donors should generally be increasing the proportion of their aid that is localised.
