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Old 30-Jan-2004, 13:31
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Hello,
Can the two words "increase" and "decrease" appeared in a passive-voice sentence? If yes, is it a common usage?

for example: The numbered was increased by...

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Old 31-Jan-2004, 09:23
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Yes, they can. It's less common that the active, but we do it.
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