1.   Despite their willingness in recent years to increase the payroll, the Rangers have found it difficult to re-sign players once they declared for free agency.

2.   Disney made a major commitment in increasing the payroll in the off-season in hopes of landing a World Series team.

3.   Democrats are countering with short-term tax breaks for businesses that get people back to work and increase their payrolls.

4.   Hicks said the payroll can be increased as needed, but the Rangers will have to rely on some of their young players.

5.   That was accomplished without increasing the payroll.

6.   The gains are due in part to the fact that manufacturers, who laid off workers aggressively during the downturn, have yet to dramatically increase their payrolls.

7.   The Islanders, who have been handcuffed by financial restrictions the last few years, are expected to increase their payroll significantly this season.

8.   The Reds, however, are expected to buy out frugal majority owner Marge Schott and have vowed to increase payroll.

9.   If they win approval to build the ballpark, they plan to continue increasing their payroll.

10.   One police department in America has found an ingenious way to add officers to its numbers, without increasing the payroll - a showroom dummy posing as a cop.