11.   He also said that the police have already been offered a larger increase than other unions.

12.   In their campaigns, both Bush and Gore have proposed more modest increases than those the chiefs outlined.

13.   In this market, the worst-performing stocks are those that are reporting lower earnings increases than companies in high-flying industries such as computer software and pharmaceuticals.

14.   Labor markets remained tight, though there were fewer reports of wage increases than in previous months.

15.   Magazine publishers succeeded in lobbying for a somewhat lower rate increase than first proposed for periodicals, a category that includes most consumer magazines.

16.   Many in Congress favor an even bigger increase than the one Clinton proposed on Thursday.

17.   Moreover, wages probably posted a smaller increase than in November, the survey said.

18.   Residents and innkeepers seem more resigned to the rate increase than angry about it.

19.   Right now, of course, bond investors are far more concerned about the short-term pain of a Fed rate increase than any long-term benefit.

20.   Researchers also found that companies that fund their own health insurance reported substantially lower premium increases than the firms that bought it from insurance companies.