The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.

However much the Ghanaian masses warmed to the traditional pomp and circumstance of his occasional public appearances, members of the elite did not take Nkrumah's posings as a national chief seriously.

...do you think you could lower that candle-shade just a little?

[W]hen warm water is impregnated with salutiferous substances, it may produce great effects as a bath.