11.   Some analysts said estimates had been increased in recent weeks even though the company signaled what second-quarter results would be.

12.   Some analysts said that estimates had been increased in recent weeks despite clear direction from the company about what the second-quarter results would be.

13.   STRONG YEN SQUEEZES BUSINESSES Hitachi, the Japanese conglomerate, increased its estimate of its losses for the fiscal year and attributed the rise to the stronger yen.

14.   The Democrats said more money was needed and available, now that the Congressional Budget Office has increased its estimate of federal budget surpluses over the next decade.

15.   The Chancellor is also likely to increase his estimate for tax receipts for the next financial year due to higher growth.

16.   The Japanese government in recent years has continuously increased its estimate of bad loans.

17.   The move was widely anticipated by Wall Street analysts, several of whom already had increased their estimates.

18.   The trustees sharply increased their estimate of the long-term growth in health costs, as recommended by a panel of outside experts.

19.   The United Nations sharply increased its estimates of AIDS infections and deaths, giving a grimmer portrait of the global epidemic.

20.   A long look deep into space by the Hubble Space Telescope has led astronomers to increase their estimate of the total number of galaxies in the universe.