0 seven times as big or as much:
a sevenfold classification
1 by seven times:
We have increased the number receiving mobility allowance sevenfold to nearly 660,000.
By 1992, this figure had risen to 660,000—nearly a sevenfold increase.
Is he further aware that the number of such demonstrations has increased sevenfold in nine years?
In 1949 world launchings were 3·1 million tons, and they rose to 21·7 million tons by 1970—a sevenfold increase over 21 years.
Maths and computing are intended to be specialisms, yet the vacancy rate for computing has increased sevenfold since 1997.
The industry is prepared to pay more but it cannot stand sevenfold increases.
Divorce has increased nearly sevenfold over the past 30 years.
The mobility allowance has increased sevenfold since 1979 and during the same time there has been a substantial increase in disability benefits.
