11.   And the big national phone companies, which provide the phone lines, are waiting to see whether free calls increase their volume.

12.   Banks have not increased lending volume in ten months.

13.   Bubbles should come to the surface and sponge should increase its volume by about one-third.

14.   But NHL senior vice president Steve Solomon predicted that the puck speedometer will increase the volume of hockey statistics.

15.   But to the extent hospitals increase the times they do surgery, it is to increase volume.

16.   By expanding into the grocery business, Wal-Mart wants to increase the volume of shoppers coming into its stores.

17.   By building a local facility, the company hopes to begin producing automotive parts in Brazil to cut shipping costs and increase sales volumes.

18.   By causing water to be retained, salt increases blood volume, counteracting low blood pressure.

19.   Competition among lenders has generated a rash of acquisitions, and as volume is increased through takeovers lenders can afford lower rates.

20.   Despite laws governing urban development and environmental protection, increasing volumes of raw sewage and chemical waste are being pumped directly into the waterway.