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- verb Simple past of
ratchet . - verb Past participle of
ratchet
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Examples
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But without this regular reporting, there is no mechanism through which institutions with bad safety performance can be "ratcheted" up into better practices and better safety outcomes.
Archive 2009-08-01 Daniel Little 2009
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But without this regular reporting, there is no mechanism through which institutions with bad safety performance can be "ratcheted" up into better practices and better safety outcomes.
Patient safety -- Canada and France Daniel Little 2009
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Having said that, Tony Blair, as you say, kind of ratcheted up the bellicosity a little bit this morning.
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We've already kind of ratcheted back given the environment.
Plum Creek Timbe Q3 2010 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha 2010
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Those that have 'ratcheted' high up the consumption ladder will have a more difficult time adjusting, in very real physical / emotional ways.
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That's one reason new coach Raheem Morris has ratcheted up the heat on Adams, who led the Bucs with 6½ sacks last season.
Youth won't stop Bucs' Morris from running old-school camp 2009
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Each franchisee must have a net worth of $1 million and agree to open at least five stores, requirements that have been ratcheted up in recent years because of high demand.
Fast-growing Five Guys burger chain sticks to basic, fresh food 2009
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So far, the government has raised interest rates three times since October and steadily ratcheted up the share of deposits banks must hold in reserve, rather than lend.
China Eyes Rates to Fight Inflation Jason Dean 2011
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Stock prices ratcheted down in early August around the time of the debt ceiling debate in Congress, but volatility shot up and stock prices have been a roller coaster ever since.
Jed Kolko: What Really Mattered: October 10-14, 2011 Jed Kolko 2011
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Stock prices ratcheted down in early August around the time of the debt ceiling debate in Congress, but volatility shot up and stock prices have been a roller coaster ever since.
Jed Kolko: What Really Mattered: October 10-14, 2011 Jed Kolko 2011
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