11.   As decreases, the four-wave gain increases as its bandwidth decreases.

12.   This causes purchase intentions to fall, only to be followed by an increase as the salesperson overcomes the objection or substantiates his claim.

13.   Although Republicans blame Democrats for pushing spending ever upward, members of both parties have supported many increases as vital or at least justifiable.

14.   And because income tax brackets rise with the CPI, many Americans might see their tax bills increase as smaller CPI increases push brackets up slower.

15.   And indeed in recent years, employers have faced modest increases as insurance companies fought for market share, often offering discounted rates to win business.

16.   And, specialists say, the trend is likely to increase as baby boomers age.

17.   Apparel-oriented department stores such as May showed increases as shoppers began to replace their old clothes.

18.   As the Nikkei plunges, the risk to banks increases as their latent profits on equity holdings plummet.

19.   At that time, analysts saw the increase as a gesture to bolster investor confidence after fiscal third-quarter earnings fell short of estimates.

20.   Because European interest rates are still low, economists throughout the region greeted the rate increase as a fairly painless precautionary step.