Trebled

That capital was "trebled" in 1690, making the nominal capital 31,500_l_.; in August, 1720, it was proposed to augment the cash capital, and to make the nominal total ❋ Unknown (1860)

The sort of insecurity that would force you to always say "trebled" instead of "tripled" could only come from a communications major with massive status anxiety, like Keith. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since 2004, prison education has purportedly been a key government priority, and funding for offender learning almost trebled between 2001 and 2005 to £151m. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the south-west, the unemployment rate among 18- to 24-year-old women has almost trebled, from 5% to 14%, since early 2008, while it has almost doubled in the north-west, Yorkshire, West Midlands, the south-east and Scotland. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Sales of three-wheelers nearly trebled to 3,222 vehicles. ❋ Nikhil Gulati (2010)

Mastpoint's annual return has appeared at Companies House this week and it demonstrates that the former Argyle chairman Gardner more than trebled his stake in the troubled investment vehicle. ❋ Unknown (2011)

More than 100,000 students will face a double disappointment when they fail to find a place at university this summer and are hit with the prospect of trebled tuition fees when they try again in 12 months' time. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles India Pvt. sales trebled to 6,185 autos. ❋ Nikhil Gulati (2011)

But regardless, there are multi-junction solar cells in production that have trebled the efficiency you claimed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 2007, that figure stood at just 9%; four years later, it has nearly trebled to 25%. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Youth unemployment has almost trebled here in less than one year. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The most determined choose to reapply the following year, but those who miss out this year will find themselves with fees trebled and government funding slashed simply because the government is not willing to expand investment in skills and education for young people when it is most needed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Whatever mood I found myself in, the city trebled it. ❋ Terri Cheney (2011)

That deficit, which more than trebled to hit a record high in November as imports grew ten times as fast as exports, is widely seen by economists and ratings agencies as the Turkish economy's Achilles heel. ❋ Joe Parkinson (2011)

The number of people immigrating to the U.K. to study has trebled over the last decade, with 78% coming from outside the EU. ❋ Ainsley Thomson (2011)

The Economist's index of non-oil commodity prices has trebled since 2011. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Even in the era of easy credit, the proportion of those under 35 on low-to-middle incomes owning their own home halved, while those renting often inadequate housing in the private sector trebled. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Liam Burns, president of the National Union of Students, said: "Fee waivers are being used in a cynical attempt to cover up the mess made when the government trebled the tuition fee cap, instead of properly supporting less-wealthy students." ❋ Unknown (2011)