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Resolved
Resolved means determined
Cambridge Online Dictionary, 14
[Cambridge Dictionaries Online, 2014,
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/resolved, NC]
resolved
adjective [after verb]
› determined
/rɪˈzɒlvd/ US /-ˈzɑːlvd/ formal
Resolved is determined, not certain
MacMillan, 14
[MacMillan, 2014, http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/resolved, NC]
resolved - definition
ADJECTIVE [NEVER BEFORE NOUN] FORMAL American English pronunciation: resolved /rɪˈzɑlvd/
determined to do something
Resolved doesn’t require certainty
Webster’s, 9
[Merriam Webster, 9, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resolved, NC]
# Main Entry: 1re·solve # Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzälv, -ˈzȯlv also -ˈzäv or -ˈzȯv\ # Function: verb #
Inflected Form(s): re·solved; re·solv·ing 1 : to become separated into component parts; also : to
become reduced by dissolving or analysis 2 : to form a resolution : determine 3 : consult,
deliberate
Should
Should means duty, not binding
Houghton Mifflin
[Houghton Mifflin, https://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/should, NC]
should audio (shd) KEY
aux.v.
Past tense of shall
Used to express obligation or duty: You should send her a note.
Used to express probability or expectation: They should arrive at noon.
Used to express conditionality or contingency: If she should fall, then so would I.
Used to moderate the directness or bluntness of a statement: I should think he would like to go.
Should indicates desirability in a statement
Oxford English Dictionary
[Oxford English Dictionary,
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/should, NC]
1. Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions:
he should have been careful
I think we should trust our people more
you shouldn’t have gone
1.1 Indicating a desirable or expected state:
by now students should be able to read with a large degree of independence
1.2 Used to give or ask advice or suggestions:
you should go back to bed
what should I wear?
1.3 (I should) Used to give advice:
I should hold out if I were you
Should expresses probability
AHD, 92
[American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 1992 (4ed); Pg. 1612]
Should—2. Used to express probability or expectation: They should arrive at noon.
Increase
Increase means to make greater, not decrease
Websters Dictionary, 13
("Increase." <http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=increase>.)
In*crease" (?), v. i. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value,
intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to
decrease.
Increase means to become larger or greater in quantity
Encarta Online Dictionary, 6
(Encarta Online Dictionary, 2006,"Increase."
<http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861620741
>.)
in·crease [ in kr ss ] transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle in·creased,
present participle in·creas·ing, 3rd person present singular in·creas·es)Definition: make or
become larger or greater: to become, or make something become, larger in number, quantity,
or degree
noun (plural in·creas·es)
Substantially
Substantial means great in amount
Words and Phrases, 2
(Words and Phrases Permanent Edition, “Substantial,” Volume 40A, p. 448-486 October 2002,
Thomson West)
N.D.Ala. 1957. The word “substantial” means considerable in amount, value, or the like, large,
as a substantial gain. – Levenson v. U.S., 157, F.Supp. 224.