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- verb transitive To give something a higher
rating - noun An
increase in a rating
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"uprate" or improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
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"uprate" or improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
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"uprate" or improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
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"uprate" or improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
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"uprate" or improve the efficiency of existing nuclear facilities.
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Public sector workers, who are expected to go on strike on Thursday over government cuts to pension benefits, will fall further behind following a decision to uprate their benefits in line with a lower rate of inflation.
Pension pots of FTSE 100 directors widen gap between boards and workers 2011
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The Lib Dems have put their distinctive stamp on several progressive announcements in the autumn statement, not least the commitment to uprate benefits in line with inflation, on which Osborne vacillated.
George Osborne's autumn statement speaks to the public mood | Martin Kettle 2011
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If George Osborne chose to freeze housing benefit rather than uprate it in line with historic increases in rental rates next April, he would save the taxpayer about £900m.
Iain Duncan Smith and George Osborne face a battle over increases to benefits 2011
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Public sector workers, who are expected to go on strike on Thursday over government cuts to pension benefits, will fall further behind following a decision to uprate their benefits in line with a lower rate of inflation.
Pension pots of FTSE 100 directors widen gap between boards and workers 2011
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Let's put it this way, the entire time I wrote this article I kept switching windows to interact with the crowd in my room, or "uprate" a song, or see what was being played.
Conan Neutron: Why Turntable.fm Might Just End Up Saving Music Conan Neutron 2011
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