11.   Although California has far fewer independent voters by percentage than in New Hampshire, the numbers are growing.

12.   Among other things, the project showed that the rate of calls at the clearing consistently rose as the number of elephants grew.

13.   Although the number is growing, the need may be declining, said Cattaneo of Lincoln Center.

14.   An estimated one-third of American homes have PCs, and the number is growing.

15.   And elk are a major controversy among ranchers as elk numbers grow.

16.   And he has no appreciation for the panache, or the plight, of street vendors, whose numbers have grown in recent years.

17.   And given the AIDS epidemic, that number grows daily.

18.   And that number is growing, said John Martin, executive director of the Character Education Partnership in Alexandria, Va.

19.   And the numbers are growing.