Significados de augment in proportion en inglés

His love of life seems to augment in proportion as its real value diminishes.

The ardour of pursuit augmented in proportion to the hope of success.

The torment of mosquitos, to which we were exposed, augmented in proportion as we withdrew from the Rio Negro.

The alms-houses were originally for four poor old men; but the dwellings have been augmented in proportion to the increased revenues.

This produce has augmented in proportion to the population, the change of customs, and the increasing luxury of the nations of Europe.

In my efforts to press down the lid, which were augmented in proportion to the resistance that I met with, the spring was broken.

In this fashion the contributions had increased to three times the bulk of the original collection, and the difficulties of selection were augmented in proportion.