In this case, simply restoring numbers to their 2nd-century level would have involved a major increase.

During his tenure as chair, he was responsible for a major increase in size and quality of the department.

These developments brought a major increase in shoppers and business to the area.

This is a major increase from 2002, which had a total trade amount of $2.6 billion.

"But clearly, we've seen a major increase in the effort."

This need lead to a major increase in funding for education.

But experts say the major increases are still to come.

The next period of major increase in the national debt took place between 1930 and 1945.

This was a major increase from the 83 percent in 2000.

The numbers project the first major increases in military spending since the mid-1980's.